Salt Lake Officers disciplined for “unprofessional” behavior during the death examination

Salt Lake City (Kutv) – Four officials from the Salt Lake City Police Department were disciplined on site where a man was found dead because of “unprofessional, offensive” behavioral behavior.

The incident occurred when the officials were called to a warehouse near Brooklyn Street and the Washington Avenue on August 8, 2024.

A man was found dead in a tent on site. He was later identified as a 47-year-old Jason Lloyd.

Officials said Lloyd's death was originally unattended and not classified in a playful way. After an autopsy, his death was ruled by chance.

During its investigation, the body camera recorded a video of three of the joint civil servants.

Officials said one of them was a training manager with a limited experience and was only in his 11th layer since he was completed.

At some point the official put on black latex gloves, went to the employees of the medical examiner's office and asked where to be needed to help.

One of the employees gave him a supply meter and told him that he should blow on Lloyd's hand and arm “pop”.

When the officer was finished, he went back to the other officials and told them: “You suck.”

Laughing, one of the officers said: “We had to do that.”

The information published on Friday stated that the training partner was instructed not to record the poping incident in his official report.

Seven officials were originally opened and an investigation for internal matters were opened and the public prosecutor's office was notified.

Officials from the police authority said the public prosecutor's office announced on February 14 that “in this case the evidence does not support any criminal charges”.

However, four officers were disciplined as a result of the examination of internal affairs. Officials said the discipline ranged from a formal warning to unpaid suspension.

“Our investigation showed that part of the behavior in this case was unprofessional, rude, disrespectful and insulting,” said Mike Brown, chief of police from Salt Lake City. “This behavior does not correspond to professionalism and integrity that we as a police department. I am expanding Mr. Lloyd's family my deepest condolences. Every person we encounter deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Our decency during the death investigations may never expand our basic values ​​in this case. “

Officials said everyone had returned to work except for one of the seven officers.

Since then, the employees of the police authority have received additional training in response to the incident.