Chandler offers first defense since firing by HPD
Chandler says heavy workload, not laziness, let homicide cases pile up
September 2, 2014
![Former Houston homicide detective Sgt. Ryan Chandler during a two-day hearing to try and win his job back after HPD Chief Charles McClelland fired Chandler and disciplined seven others in early April, after a lengthy internal affairs investigation found Chandler failed to go to crime scenes, didn't interview witnesses, and took years to update case files Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in Houston.
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James Nielsen, Staff
Former Houston homicide detective Sgt. Ryan Chandler during a two-day hearing to try and win his job back after HPD Chief Charles McClelland fired Chandler and disciplined seven others in early April, after a lengthy internal affairs investigation found Chandler failed to go to crime scenes, didn't interview witnesses, and took years to update case files Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle )
September 2, 2014
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