Burton responds to police review board decision
Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton sent a response to the Columbia Police Review Board this afternoon saying he disagreed with their most recent decision.
On Nov. 10, CPRB ruled by a 6-2 margin in favor of complainant Derek Billups who alleged CPD Officer Nathan Turner used excessive force when restraining him outside a local nightclub last December.
In his response to the ruling, Burton said he agreed with the minority opinion of the board and said he still believed there was not enough concrete evidence to prove or disprove Billups’ accusation. Burton said the board’s decisions should be based on facts and policies as they exist at the time and he asks it to focus on the specific complaint at hand in future cases.