Montgomery County Police Chief Candidate Bows Out

African-American woman candidate for Montgomery County police chief withdraws from consideration.

The only candidate remaining for police chief in Montgomery County has removed herself from consideration.  According to a press release issued from County Executive Marc Elrich, Tonya Chapman sent a letter saying she is withdrawing her name from the process.  In the press release, the County Executive Elrich said, “Over the course of the past few months, I have received significant input from the community, and I am confident I will be able to select a new police chief soon.”