A Boynton Beach Police officer who was fired in 2022 after a teen on a dirt bike died following a pursuit should get his job back, an arbitrator ruled. The city has 90 days to appeal.
During a special city commission meeting Tuesday night, Boynton Beach commissioners selected a new city manager, Dan Dugger, a well-liked police captain who lacks experience in municipal administration.
An Internal Affairs investigation found that Boynton Beach Police officer Mark Sohn claimed he was never in pursuit of teen Stanley Davis III and he “made no mention to dispatch of his attempt to stop the motorcycle, the evasive actions of its driver or of his police pursuit." Davis died after crashing his dirt bike.
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Boynton Beach Police Officer Mark Sohn, a 20-year veteran on the force, has been terminated, a spokesperson for the department said Friday. Sohn pursued a 13-year-old boy on his dirt bike who crashed and died last December.