A Saratoga County sheriff’s sergeant was suspended after a video posted on the Internet Friday captured him allegedly slapping a young man as the deputy insisted on searching his vehicle, which had a rifle on the back seat.
Sheriff Michael Zurlo on Saturday said he was “very disturbed” by what he saw on the video.
“I really am,” the sheriff said. “I don’t condone activity as it’s portrayed and we’re going to look into it and we’ll handle this quickly and swiftly.”
Sgt. Shawn R. Glans, 48, who has been a police officer for 27 years, was suspended without pay pending an internal investigation.
h/t Matt Bracken
This officer will be fired. Accolades to the citizen for not escalating this. He will have recourse by legal means. Police misconduct can not be tolerated by civil society.
Wonder if he will be hired elsewhere as a cop? Hopefully no other departments will want this walking lawsuit liability. Toll booth attendant is more his speed.
Must be one of the “terrorists” I read and hear so much about. I’m getting fed up being forced to finance a system from where I derive little to no benefit from and having to pay to be lied to.
Especially when I can receive both for free…..