Indiana

Plowman Resigns

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

As expected, Indianapolis City-County Councilor and IMPD Major Lincoln Plowman has resigned from both positions.  That announcement came this afternoon from Public Safety Director Frank Straub.

Straub said Plowman was being investigated both internally and by the federal government, but he did not go into detail.   He also said the internal probe was ending since Plowman was no longer part of the department.  He also noted it was an administrative, not a criminal probe.

He said Plowman did cooperate with the investigation, but had he refused to step down it was unlikely he would have been allowed to stay on administrative leave with pay and he would not have been allowed to return to the force.  Straub would not say whether Plowman’s actions were related to any of his work on the force or in an off-duty capacity.  However, he noted IMPD will review all of its policies and procedures.

At the same time, City-County Council President Ryan Vaughn called the investigation a distraction for the work of the Council.  And that he hoped a replacement could be done by the next Council meeting later this month.

Below is the audio from today’s news conference.

Plowman News Conference

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 08, 2010 (boomark / email).