Post by WaTcHeR on Jul 21, 2006 14:00:33 GMT -5
07.21.2006 - A Louisville Metro Police officer will serve a 25-day suspension for policy violations related to a 2005 arrest on an assault charge in Hart County.
Police Chief Robert White issued the suspension against Officer Jimmy Childress on June 13.
Childress, 36, has agreed to serve the suspension and can do so in five-day increments, said Mark Miller, a police union attorney. The suspension will not be appealed to the Police Merit Board.
The suspension stems from an April 18, 2005, incident in which Kentucky State Police, called about a domestic dispute, arrested Childress and charged him with misdemeanor assault.
The charge was dismissed, according to Hart County district court records.
But in his letter to Childress, White said the officer violated department policy and then was not truthful when asked about the incident during an investigation. A suspension was warranted based on department rules, White wrote.
"Although his criminal charge in Hart County was dismissed, the investigation showed his conduct still violated the department's rules and regulations," said Maj. Tim Emington, commander of the department's professional standards unit, which investigated the incident.
According to his suspension letter, Childress will be transferred to the 4th Division, which covers a section of the city that includes Old Louisville and Churchill Downs once the suspension is completed. At the time of the charge he was working in the 7th Division in southeastern Jefferson County.
The department hired Childress in May 2002.
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Police Chief Robert White issued the suspension against Officer Jimmy Childress on June 13.
Childress, 36, has agreed to serve the suspension and can do so in five-day increments, said Mark Miller, a police union attorney. The suspension will not be appealed to the Police Merit Board.
The suspension stems from an April 18, 2005, incident in which Kentucky State Police, called about a domestic dispute, arrested Childress and charged him with misdemeanor assault.
The charge was dismissed, according to Hart County district court records.
But in his letter to Childress, White said the officer violated department policy and then was not truthful when asked about the incident during an investigation. A suspension was warranted based on department rules, White wrote.
"Although his criminal charge in Hart County was dismissed, the investigation showed his conduct still violated the department's rules and regulations," said Maj. Tim Emington, commander of the department's professional standards unit, which investigated the incident.
According to his suspension letter, Childress will be transferred to the 4th Division, which covers a section of the city that includes Old Louisville and Churchill Downs once the suspension is completed. At the time of the charge he was working in the 7th Division in southeastern Jefferson County.
The department hired Childress in May 2002.
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