In June 2019, Chief of Police Tony Watters confronted Indiana State Police troopers who were arresting his son, an Anderson police officer, on charges of attacking his girlfriend. Watters allegedly came physically close to the investigators and pointed a finger in their faces during the arrest. Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings called for Watters’ demotion, stating that his behavior was ‘unacceptable’ for a police chief. ([theindianalawyer.com](https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/50842-prosecutor-calls-for-demotion-of-anderson-police-chief?utm_source=openai))
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