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Naked Cowboy seeks to take back plea; Daytona police chief counters he used n-word Frank Fernandez, The Daytona Beach News-Journal © Nigel Cook/News-Journal Naked Cowboy returns to Main Street during Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Friday, March 12, 2021. The Naked Cowboy is asking a judge to allow him to withdraw his no contest plea in his controversial arrest during Bike Week, and his attorney has sent a letter saying he plans to sue the Daytona Beach Police Department. But Police Chief Jakari Young responded that the street performer made a racist comment during his arrest ...

Told of Burck’s threat to sue the Police Department, Chief Young said in a phone interview that given all that was happening across the country, including active shooters, police reform and officer-involved shootings of unarmed people, the Naked Cowboy was not high on his list of priorities. “If this is all we have to talk about is the Naked Cowboy I think we are doing pretty good,” Young said. Asked about allegations in the motion filed by Phillips that Daytona Beach Police officers had mocked Burck’s anatomy after his arrest, Young said he had never heard that and said Burck was s...