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 barracks in February 2014 and was sentenced to perform community service.
