No Consensus: Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission does not name new chief Thursday

MILWAUKEE — The vote was split 50-50: Three votes for Hoyt Mahaley and three cotes for Malik Aziz.

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission is tied at 3 votes a piece for Special Agent Hoyt Mahaley and Deputy Chief Malik Aziz. No new chief selected tonight.

Breakdown of votes:
Soler – Aziz
McKenzie – Aziz
Cocroft – Aziz
Crouther – Mahaley
DeVougas – Mahaley
Wilson – Mahaley pic.twitter.com/5QjdEchYzC
— Shaun Gallagher (@WRALShaun) December 4, 2020

Mahaley is former FBI Supervisory Special Agent and former Police Officer for Milwaukee Police Department. He also attended Rufus King High School.

Mahaley was an officer in Milwaukee from 1992-1997.

Here's a quick interview I just did with Special Agent Hoyt Mahaley with his reaction to being named a finalist in his hometown. pic.twitter.com/7ggFmHChC8
— Shaun Gallagher (@WRALShaun) October 22, 2020

Former Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to Captain back in the summer, and Deputy Chief Michael Brunson was promoted to acting police chief. Brunson is set to retire December 23rd.

Morales has since for $625,000 in damages and filed for a judicial review of the fire and police commission’s actions.

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