Undersheriff demoted after son's arrest
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Updated: 10:16 PM Sep 8, 2010
Undersheriff demoted after son's arrest
Fort Walton Beach - A Panhandle sheriff has demoted his undersheriff after the man requested and received an unusual late-night hearing to secure his son's quick release from jail on a charge of battering his girlfriend.
Posted: 10:16 PM Sep 8, 2010
Bill Chapman Demoted
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Fort Walton Beach - A Panhandle sheriff has demoted his undersheriff after the man requested and received an unusual late-night hearing to secure his son's quick release from jail on a charge of battering his girlfriend.

Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson demoted Bill Chapman to major after Chapman arranged the 11 p.m. first-appearance hearing for Greg Chapman earlier this month.

Chapman wrote a letter to sheriff's office employees apologizing for allowing a personal issue to interfere with his judgment.

Tune in this evening for a full report on this issue.

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Posted by: Anonymous Location: Bonifay, FL on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:58 PM

If we could remove corrupt officials from the Holmes County Area, there would no longer be a sheriff's dept., court system or any employees left in the judicial area for that matter! SAD BUT TRUE!
Posted by: Concerned Location: Walton County on Sep 9, 2010 at 11:32 PM

What we need to look at is more than special treatment! First of all I would like to say at least the sheriff took some responsiabilty for his department by demoting Chapman. What about the judge he knew what he was doing and no punishment??? I know that this is not a first for this judge. Several officers get special treatment in many areas ex. (late child support)or the judge is the judge on cases where deputy are involed in custody issues and he hunts or fishes with them. What needs to happen is to pay citizens to police the police and officals. They pay or lower sentences of confidental informants why not lower or pay them to remove currupt officials. By doing this is system would change. I mean look at what it takes to be a police officer a nine month program at a commmunity college and they get a badge,gun and more importantly an EGO. I am not saying they all are bad because there are some who do there job well but that some is becoming few and far between.
Posted by: Pearl Location: PCB on Sep 9, 2010 at 10:20 AM

I wish our PCBPD Chief was as honorable. I am still hoping he comes through as a man of a special calling as he has stated officers have.
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