Police Chief Ronald Dies is appealing the Fire and Police Civil Service Board’s reversal of his discipline against one officer. Meanwhile, the board is being asked to consider an investigation of Dies.

The board ruled in May of this year that Dies waited too long to give Richard Abadie, Jr. five days off without pay as a result of an incident in February 2013.

A video of that traffic stop, in which it appeared that Abadie held a perp in a choke hold, entered the public realm in November 2013.




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