ATLANTA Two Atlanta police officers who were fired for excessive force last summer have had their terminations reversed, according to attorney, Lance LoRusso. Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter were fired for pulling two college students from a car and deploying a Taser on them during protests. As a
The firings of two Atlanta police officers over an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality have been overturned.
The Civil Service Board found the city did not follow its own personnel procedures, which resulted in the officers being deprived of due process because they were not given proper notification or adequate opportunity to respond. The board ordered Monday that the dismissals of Ivory Streeter and Mark Gardner be revoked.
Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim, rising seniors at historically Black colleges in Atlanta, were stuck in traffic after a curfew declared by the mayor May 30 during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota when officers confronted them.
LMPD chief stands by decision to fire Atlanta officers after board said she violated protocol
The two officers were reinstated Tuesday Share Updated: 8:22 PM EST Feb 2, 2021 Kristopher White
The two officers were reinstated Tuesday Share Updated: 8:22 PM EST Feb 2, 2021
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Show Transcript TO ENFORCE THE LAW DURING AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY. VICKI: THE LMPD CHIEF IS DEFENDING HER DECISION OF FIRING OFFICERS AT HER PREVIOUS JOB IN ATLANTA. IVORY STREETER AND MARK GARDNER WERE FIRED AFTER VIDEO SHOWED THEY PULLED OVER A PAIR OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. OFFICIALS SAY THEY TASTE THEM AND DRAG THEM OUT OF THE CAR. THE OFFICER SAY THEY WERE NOTIFIED THEY WERE BEING FIRED 20 MINUTES BEFORE BEING IMMEDIATELY DISMISSED. THE BOARD DECIDED THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM 10 DAYS NOTICE MORE ABOUT THEM TO ISSUE A RESPONS
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