Police Chief Dale Engle blamed a deputy sheriff's COVID-19 death on his 'homosexuality' while dismissing other officers' coronavirus concerns, according to complaint. - NBCOUT
According to the complaint, Engle emailed staff shortly after the alleged outburst and said his"intent was to provide as much information to personnel as possible."
“If my comments were taken out of context, they were not intended to be derogatory,” he allegedly wrote in the email.The town of Davie issued a statement Saturday saying Engle was on administrative leave “pending further review of allegations.” Town Administrator Richard J. Lemack said the alleged incident will be investigated “by outside counsel” and that the town would have “no further comment until the investigation is completed.
Jonathan Frey, who was engaged to Bennett, issued a statement calling Engle’s reported remarks “completely false, homophobic, and slanderous,” saying he looked forward to the results of the investigation.that Engle’s alleged remarks “would be offensive to me and this agency.”that, if Engle's “disgusting” alleged remarks are true, he should be fired.
In its complaint, the Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police said Engle's “derogatory references to homosexuality and Deputy Bennett are shameful” and don’t reflect the welcoming nature of Davie.
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