Alabama police chief stepping down after perjuring himself in divorce

Lafayette Police Chief Kenny Vines will be leaving office Friday after he was fined for perjuring himself during divorce proceedings, the Lafayette Sun newspaper reported.

According to court records, a Chambers County judge in January found that Vines submitted "two altered documents" during the course of his divorce proceedings and committed perjury when confronted about the documents in court.

Vines later sent an unsolicited letter of apology to the court, records show, and was fined $100 and given a five day suspended jail sentence.

A Lafayette city council member in January requested Vines be suspended without pay but that motion died for lack of a second, according to WVTM-TV.

The Sun report states Vines last week was indicted on a perjury charge and accepted a misdemeanor plea deal with the Chambers County district attorney.

The deal required Vines to relinquish his state police certification, that report states. He received a six month suspended sentence.