State trooper seen on video punching detainee fired

Rhode Island State Police Headquarters in Scituate, Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island State Police trooper caught on video punching a man in a holding cell has been fired.

Trooper Jamie Donnelly-Taylor’s lawyer told The Providence Journal on Friday that the dismissal was a non-disciplinary termination.

The basis for the termination first reported by WJAR-TV was a medical condition incurred in the line of duty.

He plans to challenge the decision.

The head of the state police confirmed that Donnelly-Taylor has been removed from duty but did not elaborate.

Donnelly-Taylor pleaded no contest to simple assault for punching the man at the Lincoln barracksĀ in February 2014 and was sentenced to perform community service.

 

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