Fired SAPD detective critical of pursuit policy he’s accused of violating twice
By: Tim Gerber, Dale Keller, Mariah Medina, ksat.com
SAN ANTONIO – In former San Antonio police detective Leroy Medlin’s short, five-year career, he has managed to rack up three indefinite suspensions — the police department’s equivalent of being fired — in the past four years. Two of those terminations were handed down last year.
Chief William McManus has said Medlin “believes that the rules don’t apply to him,” but according to Medlin, the chief’s policies, specifically on vehicle pursuits, prevent officers like him from doing their jobs and allows dangerous criminals to get away and create more problems for the city and its citizens.
On April 28, 2018, just after 2 a.m., Medlin pulled over a pickup truck on southbound I-37 when he noticed the plates didn’t match the vehicle.
