Colton’s former police chief claimed he was fired in 2007 for reporting corruption allegations against city officials, but the jury thought his evidence was lacking and found against him in his wrongful termination lawsuit.
Colton’s attorney said that the former chief did not report the corruption early on and that testimony during the trial revealed that he even told detectives not to investigate the corruption charges. -db
From The Sun, San Bernardino, April 26, 2012, by Joe Nelson.