WBHF just learned tonight that Euharlee Chief of Police Mitchell Whitehead resigned and left his post on November 9th. No reason was given. Whitehead was sworn in as chief of police on October 6th 2015.
In the called meeting, the council appointed Lee New as interim chief of police effective December 5th. New served as Euharlee interim chief of police from April 7th 2015 until Whitehead’s tenure began due to the arrest of former police chief Terry Harget on March 26th 2015 for theft of government funds and violation of oath of office. The city will not post the vacancy for applications until after the holidays.