Security Officer Fired After Elevator Ride with Barack Obama
Kenneth Tate, the private security guard who rode in the elevator with Barack Obama, was fired about a week after the president's visit, the New York Timesreports.
According to the Times, Tate said he was assigned to accompany Obama as the president visited the CDC. Additionally, while reports initially indicated that Tate was a convicted felon, his employer -- the private security firm Professional Security Corporation -- confirmed to the Times that Tate had no felony or misdemeanor convictions. Tate had been arrested on robbery and assault charges but never convicted, said CBS News.