Reports like this article in AZ Central today just make everything OK. Only 2 incidents?
4 Mesa officers to be disciplined in excessive-force case,
3 others cleared
by Bree Burkitt @ 06:00 a.m.
"Multiple Mesa police officers will face discipline for repeatedly punching and kneeing a man before pulling him to the ground in a May 2018 incident.
The announcement comes nearly a year after Mesa officers punched and kneed 35-year-old Robert Johnson as he stood in the hallway of an apartment complex. The incident was captured on a surveillance camera and publicly released by Chief Ramon Batista.
Officials said the allegations against Officer Ernesto Calderon, Officer Jhonte Jones, Officer Rudy Monarrez and Lt. Timothy Wahlberg were sustained in connection with the beating of Johnson.
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| Irene Mahoney (Police Media on linkedin) |
Monarrez was given a written reprimand for violating the department's code of conduct, according to department spokeswoman Irene Mahoney. Wahlberg, who was the supervisor that night, sustained a "non-discipline corrective action." Mahoney said it's more akin to a performance plan detailing how the incident should have been handled.
Both men have since returned to their full duties. . .
"We are anxious for us to be able to get past this and focus on putting in our new practices and focus on the community," Mahoney told The Republic.
"We’ve been really grateful for the support we’ve gotten from the community. They’ve been very supportive of the department and our officers. We feel that’s the most important piece to policing. . . "
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> ". . . Batista called for the two excessive-force cases to be investigated on both criminal and administrative levels in June.
Scottsdale police investigated the cases and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office ultimately decided not to file any charges against any of the officers involved.
Taylor has filed a $1.97 million notice of claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, against Mesa.
> The department also made improvements to the process for opening an internal investigation in connection with an excessive-force allegation. Batista said that anyone, including people internally or externally, who wants to report a potential police brutality case can do so online, over the phone by calling 480-644-2010, in person or through a notice of claim.
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