By Tim O’Meilia
Former South Palm Beach Mayor Martin Millar’s claim that he was threatened by Police Chief Roger Crane was dismissed as unfounded by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Millar claimed that Crane approached him aggressively during a conversation at the Plaza del Mar in Manalapan July 11 and that he feared for his life.
“Statements from independent witnesses do not support this contention … As such, this case is unfounded,” concluded Sheriff’s Det. Andrew Richter in a report filed Aug. 2.
Richter interviewed a jewelry story employee and Manalapan Police Chief Carmen Mattox, who both saw the conversation.
“That’s Mr. Millar,” Crane said after the complaint was dismissed. “I should never have waved to him or acknowledged him when he spoke to me.”
Millar said he was trying to retrieve personal property, including a registered gun, which his former wife had left for him at the South Palm Beach police station.
“I got what I wanted,” Millar said of the investigation. “[Crane] said he stepped forward. What I should have done is stand my ground and he would have struck me.”
Richter concluded there were no verbal threats made during the conversation. Ú
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