Chief O'Hara, hired to oversee reforms after George Floyd's death, resigned Tuesday rather than face disciplinary action for obstructing a probe into his conduct.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigned Tuesday after Mayor Jacob Frey announced he had interfered with an investigation into his conduct, according to officials.
O'Hara, who was hired to lead the department and oversee reforms following George Floyd's killing, chose to step down rather than face disciplinary action. Frey issued a written reprimand to O'Hara on Tuesday before the chief submitted his resignation late that evening.
The investigation examined accusations that O'Hara had engaged in intimate relationships with city employees. According to records reviewed by The New York Times, there were multiple allegations of such relationships. However, investigators found no evidence substantiating the allegations of inappropriate relationships themselves.
What investigators did find, according to Frey, was that O'Hara had interfered with the probe. The mayor's reprimand specifically took issue with O'Hara deleting a contact for a city employee, according to documents related to the case.
"Everyone makes mistakes, including me, but what I can't allow is a breach of trust," Frey said in a statement. "When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job, it is the job. When trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively."
O'Hara had led the Minneapolis Police Department during the recent federal immigration crackdown in the city. He was brought in to the position as part of the department's reform efforts in the years following Floyd's death in police custody in 2020.
The investigation into O'Hara's conduct remained open at the time of his resignation.
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