Tased Louisiana trooper gets his job back
Tased Louisiana trooper gets his job back By Scottie Hunter | May 13, 2021 at 2:12 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 4:48 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A fired Louisiana State Police trooper who was tased by a fellow trooper during a DWI traffic stop has gotten his job back.
Lt. Sheldon Perkins, 49, of Baton Rouge, was terminated from his job as a trooper after his arrest in August 2019 on speeding and drunk driving charges.
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Perkins appealed his termination to the State Police Commission which held a hearing on the matter Thursday.
The commission reinstated Perkins but demoted him by one rank, to the position of sergeant, and suspended him for 720 hours of pay, the maximum allowed.