LAS VEGAS — Several civilian
members of a panel that reviews Las Vegas police use-of-force cases have
resigned, including the co-chair, who says he's disappointed the
sheriff let an officer keep his job even though the board recommended
otherwise.
Five people, including the board's co-chairman Robert Martinez, quit on Wednesday.
Five people, including the board's co-chairman Robert Martinez, quit on Wednesday.
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The board recommended in April that Jacquar Roston lose his job for a Nov. 11 confrontation that ended with Roston shooting 22-year-old Lawrence Gordon in the leg. Roston had responded to a domestic dispute involving Gordon, and police say the officer mistook a shiny label on Gordon's hat for a gun.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie instead imposed a 40-hour suspension as punishment.
Martinez tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://bit.ly/16jzk0w ) Gillespie's decision disregarded the board's work.
Gillespie declined immediate comment to the newspaper.
Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com