Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Standards of conduct, Obedience to Laws, Ordinance and written Directives, Prohibited Activity on duty, , .
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Bryan Arrington was suspended for 10 days by the Hillside Police Department. On August 13, 2022, while standing in a hallway at police headquarters, Arrington unholstered his Taser without any legitimate reason, activated its targeting lasers, and pointed it at another officer in violation of policy. The incident was recorded by the department's internal security cameras. The ten working day suspension without pay was served in May 2023, and charges including conduct unbecoming and misuse of public property were sustained.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On August 13th 2022, while standing in a hallway at police headquarters, Officer Arrington unholstered his Taser, without any legitimate reason for doing so, activated its targeting lasers and pointed it at another officer in violation of policy. The incident was recorded by the police department's internal security cameras. The matter was finalized in 2023 and the ten working day suspension without pay was served in May of 2023.