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Officer accused of giving homeless man feces sandwich wins appeal
AntiClimacticHat RetweetedSan Antonio PO Matthew Luckhurst wins back his job in arbitration after giving homeless man shit sandwich.
Cop unions, for the win.
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Officer accused of giving homeless man feces sandwich wins appeal
Matthew Luckhurst also appealing second firing
By Mariah Medina - Digital Journalist
Posted: 7:20 PM, March 23, 2019
Updated: 3:55 AM, March 25, 2019
SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio police officer fired in October 2016 after he allegedly gave a homeless man a sandwich with dog feces had his dismissal overturned by an arbitrator earlier this month.
Bike patrol Officer Matthew Luckhurst won his appeal due to a provision in the local government code that prevents law enforcement from disciplining an officer for conduct that occurred more than 180 days before they are disciplined. ... Arbitration documents state that Luckhurst testified the incident occurred on May 6, 2016, when he and two other officers on bike patrol were clearing transients from a parking lot near Houston Street and Interstate 35.
READ THE ARBITRATOR'S REPORT
As the officers asked the individuals to leave the area, which was marked with "no trespassing" signs, Luckhurst said he noticed dog feces, condoms, vomit, personal hygiene products and a discarded slice of bread. He said that he grabbed the dog feces with the piece of bread to avoid stepping on it and placed the feces, wrapped in the bread, into a nearby food container which he said he viewed as trash.
He said he left the container "in close proximity" to a transient who did not clear the area and that the person picked up the container containing the feces and threw it on the ground after smelling it. ... Another bike patrol officer who was on patrol with Luckhurst told him, "You can't be doing that. You have to go pick that up," arbitration paperwork states. The officer told authorities Luckhurst biked back to the area, returned and said he had disposed of the container, the documents state.
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Matthew Luckhurst also appealing second firing
By Mariah Medina - Digital Journalist
Posted: 7:20 PM, March 23, 2019
Updated: 3:55 AM, March 25, 2019
SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio police officer fired in October 2016 after he allegedly gave a homeless man a sandwich with dog feces had his dismissal overturned by an arbitrator earlier this month.
Bike patrol Officer Matthew Luckhurst won his appeal due to a provision in the local government code that prevents law enforcement from disciplining an officer for conduct that occurred more than 180 days before they are disciplined. ... Arbitration documents state that Luckhurst testified the incident occurred on May 6, 2016, when he and two other officers on bike patrol were clearing transients from a parking lot near Houston Street and Interstate 35.
READ THE ARBITRATOR'S REPORT
As the officers asked the individuals to leave the area, which was marked with "no trespassing" signs, Luckhurst said he noticed dog feces, condoms, vomit, personal hygiene products and a discarded slice of bread. He said that he grabbed the dog feces with the piece of bread to avoid stepping on it and placed the feces, wrapped in the bread, into a nearby food container which he said he viewed as trash.
He said he left the container "in close proximity" to a transient who did not clear the area and that the person picked up the container containing the feces and threw it on the ground after smelling it. ... Another bike patrol officer who was on patrol with Luckhurst told him, "You can't be doing that. You have to go pick that up," arbitration paperwork states. The officer told authorities Luckhurst biked back to the area, returned and said he had disposed of the container, the documents state.
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Wait; there's more:
"Luckhurst's woes are not yet over, as he must still overcome a second indefinite suspension issued to him in December 2016 for a separate incident on June 12, 2016, also involving feces."
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SUSPENSION 1 | SUSPENSION 2
Luckhurst's woes are not yet over, as he must still overcome a second indefinite suspension issued to him in December 2016 for a separate incident on June 12, 2016, also involving feces.
In that incident, suspension paperwork states that Luckhust and another male officer defecated in the women's restroom at the bike patrol office and intentionally didn't flush the toilet. Luckhurst and the other officer then spread a brown substance over the toilet seat, "giving the appearance that there was fecal matter on the seat," the disciplinary documents state.
It's unclear when Luckhurst will learn his fate in that dismissal.
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Luckhurst's woes are not yet over, as he must still overcome a second indefinite suspension issued to him in December 2016 for a separate incident on June 12, 2016, also involving feces.
In that incident, suspension paperwork states that Luckhust and another male officer defecated in the women's restroom at the bike patrol office and intentionally didn't flush the toilet. Luckhurst and the other officer then spread a brown substance over the toilet seat, "giving the appearance that there was fecal matter on the seat," the disciplinary documents state.
It's unclear when Luckhurst will learn his fate in that dismissal.
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