LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Lafayette police officer has been demoted for using force against a person in a
wheelchair.
Chief Patrick Flannelly told the Journal & Courier for a story Thursday (http://on.jconline.com/Rf24n3 ) that the
Police Department’s Civil Service Commission ordered Officer
Tom Davidson disciplined following an internal investigation into the
Oct. 1 incident.
Davidson last week was suspended without pay for
30 days, placed on probationary supervision for a year thereafter and
demoted from lieutenant to first class officer.
Flannelly said an
internal investigation led to the discipline. The commission determined
Davidson’s actions violated department policies.
A telephone message seeking comment was left at a residential number listed in Davidson’s name.