NEW ORLEANS — One of the remaining candidates for the New Orleans Police Superintendent position shot and killed a man while off duty in 2014.
Thedrick Andres Sr. claimed he fatally shot Juan May in self-defense in Texas after a fight, according to reports.
Our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate say that Andres was accused of using a homosexual slur during the incident, but he has denied
After an internal police investigation, Andres was cleared, and a grand jury rejected the charges.
Andres has 31 years of law enforcement experience in corrections and municipal policing with Louisiana State Penitentiary, New Orleans Police Department, Arlington (TX) Police Department. He's also a graduate of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Development Program and a Member of IACP.
In-person interviews for the semifinalist started on Thursday morning.
Here are the other five candidates:
- Michelle Woodfork, Interim Chief, NOPD
- Jarad Phelps, Prince William County, VA
- Deputy Chief of Police in Prince William County
- Went to the FBI Academy
- DeShawn Beaufort, Philadelphia Chief of Detectives
- 22 years of experience in law enforcement, patrol and investigations with the Philadelphia Police Department, including - Commanding Officer assigned to one of the highest crime areas in the city.
- Current Inspector at Philadelphia Police Department
- David Franklin, former Chief of Staff, Albuquerque, NM Police
- 27 years of supervisory-level experience
- Former Chief of Staff, Albuquerque Police
- Anne Kirkpatrick, Oakland, Ca. Former Police Chief
- In law enforcement since 1982.
- Served in eight departments, four of them as Chief of Police - most recently Former Chief of Police of Oakland, CA.
- Graduate of the FBI National Academy, The FBI National Executive Institute and the FBI's Law Enforcement Executive Development School
- Licensed attorney.
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