Johnston County sheriff: Deputies ready to step in for help after entire Kenly police force resigns

ALERTS FOR YOUR AREA. WE'RE

FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS NOW OUT

OF KENLEY IN JOHNSON COUNTY

TONIGHT. WRAL HAS LEARNED THE

POLICE CHIEF IS OFFICERS AND

SEVERAL TOWN LEADERS ABRUPTLY

RESIGNED.

>> THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS

TRACKER IS IN KENLEY. ERIC

MILLER IS JOINING US NOW.

ERIC, ANY WORD ON WHAT PROMPTED

THIS?

>> WELL, JERROLD, CERTAINLY A

STUNNING TURN OF EVENTS HERE

IN TOWN WITH ONE MAN POINTING

THE FINGER SQUARELY AT THE TOWN

MANAGER. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT

THIS. THIS IS A FACEBOOK POST

FROM JOSH GIBSON. THE NOW

FORMER POLICE CHIEF. HE LAYS

THE BLAME ON JUSTINE JONES WHO

STARTED HIS TOWN MANAGER LESS

THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. GIBSON SAYS

SHE, QUOTE, CREATED AN

ENVIRONMENT WHERE I DO NOT FEEL

WE CAN PERFORM OUR DUTIES AND

SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOW THESE RESIGNATIONS HAVE

LEFT KENLEY WITHOUT A POLICE

FORCE AND GIBSON AND ALL'S

WARNED OFFICERS RESIGNED WITH

THEM. HOWEVER, THE JOHNSON

COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS

HE'LL BE STEPPING UP IF THERE'S

AN EMERGENCY HERE IN TOWN

>> IF I GET A CALL, THERE'S

AND OFFERING THAT A LOT TO IT.

WE WERE DISPATCHED TO PRODUCE

TO THE TAIL IMMEDIATELY.

WE'RE STEPPING UP AND STEPPING

OUT AS THE CANDIDATE CHOSEN

INSURANCE OFFICE WILL BE THERE

FOR OUR PEOPLE AND OUR

CITIZENS. I'M NOT BE THE

CITIZENS OF THE TOWN, THE

KILLING, BUT THEY'RE STILL

CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY AND

JOHNSTON. ALSO.

>> THEY'RE REASSURING WORDS

THERE, FOLKS HERE IN KENLY

BLIGHT. NOW IT WASN'T JUST THE

POLICE CHIEF AND HIS OFFICER

WHO RESIGNED THE TOWN ALSO LOST

ITS DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER AS WELL

AS IT AS WELL AS THEIR UTILITY

CLERKS TO A VERY SIGNIFICANT

PORTION OF ALL OF THE TOWN'S

EMPLOYEES. WE'VE BEEN REACHING

OUT TO TOWN LEADERS, INCLUDING

MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL

THIS EVENING. SO FAR, WE'VE NOT

HEARD BACK BACK TO YOU. EXPECT