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Bradley Wendt is feeling appreciative that his small Iowa town has his back and is allowing him to return to work as Adair police chief—despite being charged with allegedly lying to federal agents while selling machine guns for a profit.
The Adair City Council last week voted to reinstate Wendt as police chief of the town of about 800 residents and a department of three other officers. The decision, which stipulated that Wendt is no longer allowed to buy new guns for his force without approval, came after several residents voted in support of Wendt in the council meeting.
It also comes after federal prosecutors indicted Wendt on several charges, alleging that he had been exploiting his position to obtain military-level weaponry that he later resold in his private gun stores and a friend’s separate business.
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