Separate administrative proceedings ended his employment with the county police department.
The broader towing investigation produced additional findings, including contract violations and misconduct involving certain individuals.
Financial and criminal matters were addressed through the relevant legal processes.
Not every allegation was sustained.
Some complaints remained unproven.
But the county recovered or corrected certain improper charges, revised its contract arrangements, and imposed stronger controls over the towing program.
Those outcomes didn't restore every lost job.
They didn't erase the stress experienced by people who couldn't afford impoundment fees.
And they couldn't return the time residents had spent trying to make officials listen.
But they established accountability where the evidence supported it.
The commissioner was asked by a reporter whether he felt satisfied.
He considered the question.
Then answered.
"I'm relieved that the process reached a supported conclusion."
The reporter leaned closer.
"Do you feel vindicated?"
He looked toward the courthouse.
For a moment, he remembered the mud against his face.
The sergeant's hand pressing down on his back.
And the sudden change in the officer's expression when his partner shouted the commissioner's title.
He took a breath.
"I don't think this should be measured as a personal victory."
The reporter waited.
He continued.
"The question was never whether someone holding my position could obtain accountability."
He looked directly at the camera.
"The question is whether the next person traveling that road can expect to be treated lawfully and respectfully without anyone first asking what title they hold."
The recording of his answer spread widely.
But the commissioner didn't watch the coverage that evening.
He went home to his mother.
And for the first time in months, he ate dinner without discussing the investigation.
One year after his appointment, the commissioner introduced the department's annual public accountability report.
It contained staffing information.
Training outcomes.
Complaint statistics.
Use-of-force reviews.
Body-camera compliance summaries.
And data concerning vehicle stops and impoundments.
The report didn't claim perfection.
Some measures had improved.
Others remained concerning.
The number of towing complaints had decreased following procedural changes, but the department still needed to examine whether residents were able to report problems without difficulty.
Camera compliance had improved, though equipment and training issues remained.
And supervisors were now required to provide clearer documentation when an officer's actions were challenged.
The commissioner emphasized that numbers alone couldn't establish whether every resident felt safe.
The department needed both reliable data and direct contact with the community.