The firing of Pocomoke’s police chief has now put the mayor of the town in the cross hairs of a group of local residents.
The organization is called Citizens for a Better Pocomoke.
And it is petitioning Mayor Bruce Morrison resign in the aftermath of the dismissal of former Police Chief Kelvin Sewell.
It is calling for Sewell’s reinstatement and is scheduled to make a formal announcement tonight.
But the mayor sent a statement to WBOC which essentially said that he would not quit his job.
He noted that he had been involved in the community for the last 11 years.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department has come to town to investigate the dismissal.