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    ane thes gant SHERIFF fconteeeaea DEPARTMENT Taw Decor i, 2014 Stophon Shaten se6031 Deputy Shot Sergeant County Jal Orion Denver Sherif Department Fe: OSDIAB Case #52014-0015 Sergeant Shalton: ‘This is official notification that you are being suspended without pay for twenty-six days (208 hour). Your twenty-six (26) day euspension wil bogin on Sunday, January 4, 2016 tt 0500 hour.” You are expec to return to work on February 8, 2018 at 1800 hours and werk 2.00 hours to compte the remainder of your shit. You ar requred to tu In your identification Card tothe Internal Afiars Bureau atthe end of your lst day of uty preceding this suspension. ‘Dutng this suspension, you are not authorized to work for tha Ciy and County of Danvar orto enter its facies other than to conduct parsonal business. This suspension I for misconduct hich violated the Carsor Service Rules sat forth below and ls lecusted mora flyin the ‘secton ofthis lattarandled Departmental Determinations of Discpine. ‘Career Services Rule 16-60 Discipline and Dismissal: “The follonng is cause fr cscpine or dismissal of a Career Service employee: AL Mogleet of duty. L._Faiture to observe writen departmental or agency regulations, policies or rule. As it pertains to: ‘Denver Sherif Departmental Rules and Regulations PREAMBLE Deputies shall cey all Departmental res, regulations, dues, procedures, Instructions, and ‘ders; the provisions ofthe Operations Manual: Mayor's Execulve Orders and Pues of the Career Service Authory. Fale to comply wih ay of thes shal be contrued as a vlaton. Members in volt sal be subject o decpinry acon, The folowing protons of conduct shallbe construed as ar vation ofthe Operations Merual and Directives and Orders ofthe Denver Sherif Deparment, but not by wy of imtaon. FRR 300.1.1 —aobedionce of Ful Deputy Shers end employees shal not violate any laviul Departmental uo (rctcing CSA ‘ues, duty, procedure, poicy, directive, instucton, order (including Mayor's Executive Orders), ‘or Operations Manual section. ‘Denver Shot Deparment ‘Sergoart Stephon Shatin (S805) ‘$2014-015 Dacpinary Determination December, 2014 Under the DSD disciplinary matix, a violation of DSD ule 300.181 Is @ Conduct Catagory A through F violation. ‘Asi pertains to: Departmental Order 8011-1L USE OF FORCE 2. Polley: Its the pocy ofthe Denver Sherif Deparment (OSD) that oficere use physical fovea anly as. prasad by the Colorado Revised: Statutes (CAS) and intemal Department standards to pertorm any lagitmate law enforcoment of detention related function “The amount of force used wil be reasonable and appropiate in relation tothe threat faced. In all cases, force willbe de-escalated once the legitimate functon is actloved or the resistance has ceased. Tho Denver Sher Department (080) recognizes the value ofall turn is and booted oespectrg huan pts and he Spey every weal} Wi these valves in mind, an offer shall uso only that depres of force which is necessary and ‘bjecvely reasonable under the crcumstances. Its important for officers to bear in mind tht there are many reasons a euspectinmate may be resisting or may be unresponsive. person's reasoning ably, including but no: ited toa menial condition, mental impairment, developmenial dsablty, physical tation, language, ‘rug Interaction, or emotional crisis, ae some examples. An offcers awareness ct those ‘ossiilis, when tine and cicumstances reasonably peril, should then be balanced against {he facts of the incident facing the officer when deciding which tactical opfons are tha most appropriate to bring the stuaton toa sata resoluion, Officers should recognize that thlt conduct Immediately connected tothe use a force ‘may be @ factor which can iniuence the force option necessary in @ given siuaton.. When ‘eeeonable under tho foal of circumstances, officrs should use advisements, warnings, Verbal persuasion, and olher tactics and recogrize that an officer may wihtaw to a postion thats tactically more secure or alows an officer greater distance in order lo eondar of deploy 1 greater varity of force options. When a suspect I under cor, either trough the Application of pysical restraint or the suspect's compllance, the copra of free shallbe de: ecalated accordingly. ‘The Department will suppor the Use of reasonable and appropriate force by oflcers in the performance of duty. "Use of force thal is ct lal, reasonable and appropriate Wi not bo ‘olerated. ‘Department policy as wel as relvant federal, sate and local laws shall govern use ‘ol force actions by oficars ata times. ‘Comaliance: (CRS 16-8-803 (Use of excessive force) ‘The community expects and the Denver Sherif Department (OSD) requles that peace officers use only tho force necessary to perform the dues. Color |aw Denver Set Deparment Pagel-s- Sergean Saphen Shoton (30031) ‘S2016-0015 Dicnry Deterinaton ocamber 1, 2014 ‘mandates the eame and holds an ofeer accountable to doo In CRS 18-6805; which states in part (2) "excessive force" means physical fora which exceeds the degree of physical fore pormited pursuant to secton 16-1-707. The use of excess force shal be presumed winen a peace officer continues 10 apply physical frce in excess of the force permited by secon 18-1-707 lo a person who has been rendered capable of resisting arrest” ‘Duty to Report: ‘A. Staff shall dota the ckcumstances of use of force Incdents in witing, ragaress whether they were a winess fo ora patcpant Inthe use of force, excluding ‘command presence or verbal commands, tothe appropri personnel 2s soon as the siuaton 1S stablized, but no later than the concusion of thelr shit, Appropriate personnel may consist of, buts not fmited to, he local law enforcement agency, an on {uly sergeant, caplan, or above, andor the Internal Afairs Bureau (AB), eter to Deparment Order 1118 ~ Reporting System. ‘Medical Screening: Any person, on whom physical force has been applied, ‘eoarins of te he or'anount shal be screed Oy modal prsonn

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