Case: Labor Arbitration/Discharge (Arb.)

Arbitrator William C. Heekin ruled that the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government had just cause to terminate the grievant, a police officer, for excessive use of force during an incident with a civilian, and for being untruthful about the incident during the investigation. While the Fraternal Order of Police argued that the amount of force used by the grievant wasn’t excessive and that the available evidence backs up the grievant’s assertions, the video evidence obtained from another officer’s body camera and from the owner of the building where the incident took place demonstrated that the amount of force used was excessive ...