The city of Mauldin announced Aug. 23 it has selected the top three finalists for the chief of police position.
The chosen candidate will succeed former chief Bryan Turner, who retired on April 26.
The finalists are:
- George Miller – Mauldin Police Department interim police chief. He has served 19 of his 23-year law enforcement career with the city of Mauldin.
- Darius Hall – Law enforcement veteran with 28 years of experience. He has served with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office as well as a task force supervisor for the FBI, DEA, ATF, HSI and Secret Service.
- Patrick Fortenberry – 25 years of experience with the Greer Police Department and serves as the administrative division commander/public information officer. He previously served as a patrol division commander and has had assignments in the patrol division, traffic team, community policing unit, K-9 Team, narcotics section, training section and criminal investigations.
“Appointing the leader of our police department is one of the most critical hiring decisions we will make, and each of these finalists have the necessary experience and skills for leading the department,” said city Public Safety Committee chairperson Carol King. “Our police department is dedicated to this community’s safety and I look forward to working with the city’s next police chief to accomplish the public safety goals of the community and City Council.”
The city of Mauldin received 57 applicants for the police chief position and the finalists have successfully completed the first round of interviews with the city’s executive staff and a second-round interview with the Public Safety Committee and other members of City Council.
Miller, Hall and Fortenberry will introduce themselves to the community in a public forum on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers at 5 E. Butler Road. The event will also be streamed online via Zoom.
The city plans to announce its new chief of police before the end of September.
