The
Press-Courier The Press-Courier Wednesday, February 22, 1984Ex-Deputy Hearing
Continues
A civil service
hearing continued today for a sheriff’s deputy fired for allegedly
misrepresenting facts and mistreating suspects.
Deputy Scott Shaw,
23, is asking the county’s Civil Service Commission to reverse the firing
that took effect last Nov. 15.
In the dismissal letter, Assistant Sheriff Larry Kalsbeek indicates
the department’s own internal investigation led to the firing in the wake
of citizen complaints and fellow officers’ distrust of Shaw’s credibility.
The deputy had been
suspended for 20 days and ordered to get psychological counseling in 1982
after allegedly using excessive force against prisoners.
Despite counseling,
“his credibility among his peers and supervisors” remains “greatly
lacking,” Kalsbeek said in the dismissal letter, citing a January 1983
performance evaluation report.
Senior Deputy Keith Lazz, who started testifying Tuesday, was back
on the stand this morning answering questions about his discussions with
Shaw on alleged misstatements in a report on a June 1983 arrest of a
drunken driving suspect whose breath analyzer test later indicated there
was no alcohol in his blood.
Meanwhile, the Sheriff’s Department was seeking immunity from
prosecution for any self-incrimination in exchange for testimony from one
suspect allegedly mistreated by Shaw.
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