VCPD And FBI Officials Knocked Down Peg!Several officials, high ranking members among them in the VCPD and FBI have been reprimanded and demoted due to a complaint made by a civilian due to negligence.On the 26th of August, an official complaint has been made after a civilian has been arrested at her business, after they had to use self defense when a
madman came in and started shooting, even hitting the civilian.
Right after the exchange, 9-1-1 has been immediately called to the scene by the person who posted the aforementioned civilian who protected the business, hoping to get police to the area, and an ambulance to tend to their wound.
What followed is definitely something the civilian was not expecting - they were put through a series of negligent actions by a (then) VCPD Sergeant and a (then) FBI Special Agent, as they were apparently in a rush to arrest the person instead of investigating and even providing medical care to their obvious wound due to being shot.
Thankfully, while the untreated, wounded individual was being interrogated, VCPD Captain Arthur "Nylez" Williams, joined by a medic shortly after to provide the much needed urgent first care, taking over the investigation which was mishandled until that point, in an attempt to salvage this unfortunate situation, finally trying to get ahold of the only witness from the scene, which was left behind by the other law enforcement personnel.
The Captain understood the situation quickly, and apologized to the civilian and let them go, escorting them to safety.
After an intensive and confrontational investigation, which included a public calling by the VCPD chief to get ahold of the witness, it was concluded by VCPD Chief Gabriel Adams, that (then) Sergeant David Brand has acted "
gross incompetence", and has demoted David Brand to the rank of Senior Officer, and that he will have to go through re-training in certain fields.
However, the conclusions of (then) FBI Director Kowalski were that the (then) Special Agent's behavior in the situation, according to Kowalski, was not unlawful, although he admit it could've been handled better. Kowalski then closed the complaint and and refused to issue any disciplinary action towards the (then) Special agent, citing that if the conclusion was unsatisfactory, to file an appeal in the court..
That was until the Chief of Staff of the FBI, Sir Klaus, intervened, saying they saw complaint and its verdict by Kowalski, and are very saddened by Kowalski "
lack of leadership for defending such behavior from a Special Agent working under him".
Sir Klaus then proceeded to demote Special Agent Aiden "Maddy" Harris (the one complained upon) to the rank of Agent, and went as far as to demote FBI Director Kowalski to the rank of Special Agent! Sir Klaus also said that Special Agent Kowalski will be "
consulted and instructed on more efficient handling of reports in the future to uphold the quality standards of service in the FBI that we expect".
Statements by involved bodies:Statement by Chief of Police Gabriel "Huntsman" Adams:"We received a complaint from a citizen who had to deal with former Sergeant under the circumstances of self-defense. They filed an official complaint against the now former Sergeant and the then Special Against of the FBI. After an investigation it was found that said Sergeant did not conduct their duties correctly. Due to incidents of similar nature, a disciplinary action of demotion was taken. They were put under additional training and evaluation."
Statement by FBI Chief of Staff Sir Klaus:"Allegations of misconduct are taken seriously and referred to the Inspection Division or appropriate investigative body. The FBI would like to make no further comment."