NEW YORK — A former Rikers Island official who led its Emergency Service Unit at a time it was criticized for use of violent tactics quit his new post as head of the Department of Correction’s training program after just nine days on the job.
Herns Mitton said he left his job running the agency’s training program on Sept. 16 because he could better train officers “outside the department.”
“I hope I didn’t let anyone down,” Mitton said in a nine-minute video he posted to Instagram. “After careful evaluation, I saw the need, that I am better off assisting members of this department independently outside of the department.”
