CLARKSVILLE (KFSM) – The fired Clarksville Police Chief withdrew his appeal to get his job back on Monday (Feb. 9), officials say.
Greg Donaldson, 45, was fired by Mayor Mark Simpson about 6 p.m. on Wednesday (Feb. 4), the former chief told 5NEWS.
Donaldson said he was not given a reason for being fired but suspects it was because he wanted to fill three vacancies in the department over the mayor’s objection.
Simpson told 5NEWS he has appointed Kevin Weathers, a current member of the police department, as interim chief.
Donaldson said he has served Clarksville in law enforcement for 27 years, including the last eight years as police chief.
As Clarksville police chief, Donaldson said his salary was $56,000 a year.
