Commerce police chief resigns after Miss Black Texas' controversial arrest

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The police chief for the city of Commerce has resigned in the wake of last month's arrest of the 2016 Miss Black Texas US Ambassador.

Chief Kerry Crews was not at Monday evening's special City Council meeting but announced his resignation in a letter read by the mayor, KDFW-TV (Channel 4) reported.

The announcement followed backlash from the May 20 arrest of Carmen Ponder, a 23-year-old pre-law student at Texas A&M University-Commerce, who was detained at a Wal-Mart after an encounter with Commerce ISD school board trustee Michael Beane.

Ponder alleged that Beane cut her off on the road and noted that he was teaching his 14-year-old daughter how to drive. She said he called her a "black {expletive}" after she told him it was illegal for a child that age to be driving.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/hunt-county/2017/06/26/commerce-police-chief-resigns-miss-black-texas-controversial-arrest

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1. Well, he'll not be out a paycheck

"Crews, who was placed on administrative leave while an independent review of the incident was conducted,
said he has worked with the city manager's office to create a position for himself there as assistant to the city manager."