Reassignment
Hohmann's reign as L.A.P.D chief was brief. During his short stint as chief, he created a new headquarters division, which he himself personally oversaw with Captain McDonald as his administrative officer.
He was succeeded by Clemence B. Horrall on June 16, 1941, after he voluntarily took a demotion to deputy chief after he had become ensnared in a police corruption trial that had embarrassed Mayor Fletcher Bowron. Once Horrall became chief, he demoted his former mentor to lieutenant. After accepting the demotion, Hohmann sued the L.A.P.D. to get his rank restored. The police corruption trial and Hohmann's struggles with Horrall further upset an already demoralized police force.
Ironically, Horrall himself would resign as chief in 1949, when he too became ensnared in a police corruption scandal during the Brenda Allen vice scandal. Horrall had become chief when Hohman, under pressure from Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron
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