Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam has said that sheriff's department staff members were on hand to help escort the chief from the office. Doug Seal, a member of the city council, said Friday that DeNardo's mother had passed away just last week, and he had been away for her services. During an emergency city council meeting Thursday, the council turned control of the police department over to the sheriff's department. An interim replacement for DeNardo has been named but will report to the sheriff's department. Before coming to Bay St. Louis, DeNardo worked for 18 years at the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, the website said.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2016 19:41 UTC