article_snippet.sent: In the tide of scrutiny which followed the incident, the incident emerged that other deputies in the sheriff's department had expressed concern about Undersheriff Tim Albin fitness to serve, but were told to hold their tongues.
article_snippet.sent: Undersheriff Tim Albin was named in a 2009 internal investigation released Friday that showed deputies had expressed concerns about Bates performance.
article_snippet.sent: Some claimed Undersheriff Tim Albin gave Bates preferential treatment and intimidated those who raised concerns.
article_snippet.sent: The former head of the reserve deputy program, Sergeant Randy Chapman, told the investigator that Undersheriff Tim Albin chastised Undersheriff Tim Albin after Undersheriff Tim Albin questioned Bates performance.
article_snippet.sent: You need to stop messing with BatesBates) because Undersheriff Tim Albin does a lot of good for the County,' Chapman is quoted in the memo saying Undersheriff Tim Albin told Chapman that.
article_snippet.sent: Chapman declined to talk about the memo saying Albin told him that when contacted last week by The Associated Press and also declined Monday after Undersheriff Tim Albin's resignation. '
article_snippet.sent: I've been told to stay out of it,' Chapman said.
article_snippet.sent: According to the report, Chapman complained to Undersheriff Tim Albin on one occasion that Bates was driving a personal car with police equipment prior to having the requisite training, Undersheriff Tim Albin told Undersheriff Tim Albin: 'This is a s--- sandwich and you will just have to eat This but not acquire a taste for This.'