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Ryan Lee resigned as the Boise police chief following a request from Mayor Lauren McLean. Nine officers have filed complaints against former-chief Ryan Lee.

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — Embattled Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee has resigned at the request of the city's mayor, Lauren McLean. The city’s announcement came Friday afternoon after KTVB reported this week that nine officers had filed complaints against Lee, and after an investigation into an allegation that he injured a high-ranking officer during a training demonstration last year.

Ryan Lee was recommended to go on administrative leave pending an investigation against him. It never happened.

Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee had faced an investigation into excessive force after demonstrating an unorthodox neck hold on Sgt. Kirk Rush during a staff meeting last October.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A county prosecutor has recommended against charging the Boise Police chief with a crime after he was accused of seriously injuring a high-ranking officer during a training session.

No charges will be filed against current Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee following an investigation into a briefing incident, Idaho State Police announced Wednesday.

The investigation report was sent to Clearwater Co. after the ISP investigation was reviewed by the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office, which had a conflict of interest.

UPDATED: 3:21 P.M.: A Lewiston police officer responding to a report of child abuse Sunday night in the Lewiston Orchards shot and killed a 40-year-old man after he took an unspecified action with a firearm, according to a news release. Lewiston Police Chief Budd Hurd said Cole Blevins was transported St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure for officer-involved shootings, Hurd wrote...