State Appeals Court agrees Highway Patrol lacked 'just cause' to fire trooper

The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling allowing a fired state trooper to get his job back. The unanimous decision affirms that the State Highway Patrol lacked just cause to fire Trooper Joe Locklear in 2021.

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