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Judge overturns reinstatement of Seattle officer who punched handcuffed woman
by KOMO Staff
Friday, August 16th 2019
Miyekko Durden-Bosley is seen after the attack. (Screengrab courtesy of Youtube)
SEATTLE — Seattle Police Officer Adley Shepherd was seen on video in 2014 punching a woman in handcuffs after she kicked him in the jaw.
The incident has gone back and forth between arbitrators and the courts, leading to a firing, reinstatement and now, another firing.
On June 22, 2014, Miyekko Durden-Bosley was handcuffed in the backseat of Shepherd's patrol car.
According to court documents, Durden-Bosley kicked Shepherd in the jaw. He stepped back out of the car door and said, "she kicked me," before re-entering the back seat area. He then punched Durden-Bosley in the area of her right eye and caused minimally displaced orbital wall and orbital floor fractures.
Durden-Bosley also reportedly sustained broken bones in her face and a concussion after she was punched.
She was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment and then jailed for four days and spent much of the time sick due to the head injury.
In June 2016, Durden-Bosley settled federal claims against the city and Shepherd. Durden-Bosley and her attorneys were to be paid $195,000 in exchange for dropping a lawsuit brought by Durden-Bosley in 2015.
Patrol car video captured the incident, which led to Shepherd being put on paid administrative leave for 29 months, then officially fired in November 2016.
In November 2018, an independent arbitrator determined Shepherd was wrongfully terminated and could return to his job and receive back pay.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Seattle cop fired for punching woman can have his job back
"Officer Shepherd, in an attempt to stop the woman from further assaulting him, punched the woman once," the Seattle Police Officers Guild said in a previous statement.
The arbitrator, who was selected jointly by the City of Seattle and the guild, ruled after hearing several days of testimony, that firing was too severe a punishment and ordered that the termination be dismissed.
The police guild hailed the arbitrator's decision and said it was "pleased" that the firing had been overturned.
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best made the determination to not reinstate the officer and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes sought the case to be reviewed in King County Superior Court.
A judge ruled Friday that the firing was just and vacated the arbitrator's award.
In a joint statement, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Holmes said in part, "We knew the arbitrator’s decision to reinstate Officer Shepherd was wrong from the outset, and Chief Carmen Best was right to not reinstate the officer immediately. We understood that Judge Robart had deep concerns about this case. We shared those concerns about how this incident deeply impacted public confidence, which is why we pursued the appeal."
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Judge overturns reinstatement of Seattle officer who punched handcuffed woman
by KOMO Staff
Friday, August 16th 2019
Miyekko Durden-Bosley is seen after the attack. (Screengrab courtesy of Youtube)
SEATTLE — Seattle Police Officer Adley Shepherd was seen on video in 2014 punching a woman in handcuffs after she kicked him in the jaw.
The incident has gone back and forth between arbitrators and the courts, leading to a firing, reinstatement and now, another firing.
On June 22, 2014, Miyekko Durden-Bosley was handcuffed in the backseat of Shepherd's patrol car.
According to court documents, Durden-Bosley kicked Shepherd in the jaw. He stepped back out of the car door and said, "she kicked me," before re-entering the back seat area. He then punched Durden-Bosley in the area of her right eye and caused minimally displaced orbital wall and orbital floor fractures.
Durden-Bosley also reportedly sustained broken bones in her face and a concussion after she was punched.
She was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment and then jailed for four days and spent much of the time sick due to the head injury.
In June 2016, Durden-Bosley settled federal claims against the city and Shepherd. Durden-Bosley and her attorneys were to be paid $195,000 in exchange for dropping a lawsuit brought by Durden-Bosley in 2015.
Patrol car video captured the incident, which led to Shepherd being put on paid administrative leave for 29 months, then officially fired in November 2016.
In November 2018, an independent arbitrator determined Shepherd was wrongfully terminated and could return to his job and receive back pay.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Seattle cop fired for punching woman can have his job back
"Officer Shepherd, in an attempt to stop the woman from further assaulting him, punched the woman once," the Seattle Police Officers Guild said in a previous statement.
The arbitrator, who was selected jointly by the City of Seattle and the guild, ruled after hearing several days of testimony, that firing was too severe a punishment and ordered that the termination be dismissed.
The police guild hailed the arbitrator's decision and said it was "pleased" that the firing had been overturned.
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best made the determination to not reinstate the officer and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes sought the case to be reviewed in King County Superior Court.
A judge ruled Friday that the firing was just and vacated the arbitrator's award.
In a joint statement, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Holmes said in part, "We knew the arbitrator’s decision to reinstate Officer Shepherd was wrong from the outset, and Chief Carmen Best was right to not reinstate the officer immediately. We understood that Judge Robart had deep concerns about this case. We shared those concerns about how this incident deeply impacted public confidence, which is why we pursued the appeal."
Continued here
https://komonews.com/news/local/judge-overturns-reinstatement-of-seattle-officer-who-punched-handcuffed-woman