Johnny Jennings, an App State linebacker from 1987-90, was named the next chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Wednesday.
“I’m extremely honored, humbled and excited,” Jennings, a deputy chief, said in a press conference. “The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, in my mind, is one of the finest agencies in the country.”
Jennings, who has worked for CMPD for 28 years, will take over the police chief role in September after the Rebublican National Convention and current chief Kerr Putney’s August retirement.
Jennings was a three-year starter for App State and was named a captain his senior season.