(AP) – A Cleburne County sheriff’s deputy has been fired
over an ethics violation after giving conflicting information about driving past
a stopped school bus.
Sheriff Chris Brown tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Deputy Todd
Maxey was dismissed Wednesday. The sheriff says an investigation determined
Maxey gave conflicting statements about driving past a stopped school bus as
children were stepping off the bus.
The investigation was conducted after the sheriff’s office received a
complaint about a deputy driving past the stopped bus. The sheriff’s office says
the deputy violated the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics when he provided
contradicting accounts of the incident during the investigation.
Maxey was cited after the investigation found he committed a traffic
violation.
Brown says Maxey had been a deputy “on and off” since 2003.
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