MCCOMB, Miss. — The McComb Civil Service Commission has upheld Police Chief Greg Martin's decision to terminate former officer Don Johnson.
Martin fired Johnson on April 21 for violations including the failure to complete a report on the use of a Taser stun device in April. The panel's decision came late last week.
Johnson used the Taser on a person arrested on a disorderly conduct charge April 9, but Martin didn't get a report until April 15, the Enterprise-Journal reported.
Johnson testified Wednesday that the department was understaffed the night of the Taser incident, and had to respond to a plane crash that night. Between the plane crash and responding to armed robberies in the area over the weekend, Johnson said he forgot to complete the report.
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Information from: Enterprise-Journal, http://www.enterprise-journal.com
