11-29-2007, 08:17 PM
BOYNTON BEACH — A Boynton Beach police officer has been fired after an internal affairs investigation found he used excessive force following the arrest of a man for DUI.
City Manager Kurt Bressner on Wednesday approved Police Chief G. Matthew Immler's recommendation to fire Officer David Coffey, 27, who was hired in October 2005.
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The initial complaint, filed on April 4, involved an alleged altercation outside a van that was taking the complainant from the Boynton Beach Police Department to the Palm Beach County Jail. During this time, Coffey was alleged to have used his Taser to drive stun the complainant four times, police said.
An internal affairs investigation of the entire time the complainant was in police custody uncovered video that showed Coffey used excessive force in a temporary holding cell at the police station, police said.
That video shows Coffey grabbing the complainant by the throat, pushing him into the metal bench in the holding cell and forcing his head against a concrete wall, police said. The video was a "key element" in the investigation and subsequent decision to fire Coffey, police said.
Coffey was reassigned to administrative duty on April 5. He was placed on paid administrative leave on July 20.
I met him a few times and though he was a good guy.
City Manager Kurt Bressner on Wednesday approved Police Chief G. Matthew Immler's recommendation to fire Officer David Coffey, 27, who was hired in October 2005.
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The initial complaint, filed on April 4, involved an alleged altercation outside a van that was taking the complainant from the Boynton Beach Police Department to the Palm Beach County Jail. During this time, Coffey was alleged to have used his Taser to drive stun the complainant four times, police said.
An internal affairs investigation of the entire time the complainant was in police custody uncovered video that showed Coffey used excessive force in a temporary holding cell at the police station, police said.
That video shows Coffey grabbing the complainant by the throat, pushing him into the metal bench in the holding cell and forcing his head against a concrete wall, police said. The video was a "key element" in the investigation and subsequent decision to fire Coffey, police said.
Coffey was reassigned to administrative duty on April 5. He was placed on paid administrative leave on July 20.
I met him a few times and though he was a good guy.