EUGENE, Ore. — Newly obtained documents show the police chief and a captain in Cottage Grove, Oregon, resigned in October after receiving notice that findings in a preliminary investigation indicated “extremely unacceptable behavior and a total lack of control and leadership,” a news outlet reported.
Cottage Grove Police Chief Scott Shepherd and Capt. Conrad Gagner resigned after being on paid administrative leave since July, The Register-Guard reported this week.
Cottage Grove officials declined to provide details about the investigation or the allegations last year. City Manager Richard Meyers told the Register-Guard in a statement emailed Monday that the city stopped the investigation after the two men resigned.
September notices to Shepherd and Gagner outline “numerous” findings of wrongdoing, including: Gagner’s use of homophobic and racial slurs in the workplace and Shepherd’s failure to address it; issues with Gagner’s use of social media that Shepherd failed to address; sexual harassment and other unprofessional conduct and behavior; failures within the city jail; and failure to assist outside law enforcement agencies.