Hallsville Reinstated Fired Officers
Posted/updated on: January 19, 2012 at 4:11 am
HARRISON COUNTY — The Hallsville City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday night to reinstate police officers terminated in December, while the officers hired to replace them are out of jobs, that’s according to the Longview News-Journal. Council members, along with Mayor Jerri Medrano and the city attorney, were in closed session from 6:15 until 9:00 last night before the vote.
Police Chief Greg Scott, Sgt. Mack Fuller and officer T.C. Livingston were terminated Dec. 28 by Medrano. The lone remaining officer, Earl Dykes, resigned in the middle of his shift that same night. Without further explanation, Medrano has said the officers were terminated for violating city policies. She had no comment Tuesday night about the council’s vote.
Since the December firings, the city hired Lukas Reynolds as chief and also hired Shane Guthrie and Paul Montoya as officers. This past week, Robert Perkins, who worked as a reserve deputy with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, was hired for the final officer position.
