Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott is calling for Gov. Sean Parnell to rescind the hire of former Haines Borough Police Department Sgt. Jason Joel to the Alaska Marine Highway System.
The ferry system hired Joel as a security officer in May.
Joel resigned from the Haines Borough Police Department under questionable circumstances in April 2011 after working for the department for five years. Former police chief Gary Lowe said he received “multiple” complaints about Joel’s…

