Virginia Police Chief Says She Was Fired After Charging State Senator for Confederate Monument Vandalism

Virginia Police Chief Says She Was Fired After Charging State Senator for Confederate Monument Vandalism
The statues on the Confederate monument are covered in graffiti and beheaded after a protest in Portsmouth, Va., on June 10, 2020. Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Bill Pan
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A Virginia police chief who charged a Democratic state senator and several black community leaders with conspiring to damage a Confederate monument said Monday that she was fired.

Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene announced her removal at a press conference outside City Hall, broadcast by WAVY-TV. She said she has received a termination letter, and that she is planning to file a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city.