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County jailer fired over altercation |
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 |
A Saline County jailer has been terminated in conjunction with a June 8 altercation with a prisoner.
Ron Spivey, 20, who has been an employee of the Saline County Detention Center for two years, is the former jailer, Sheriff Phil Mask said today.
Mask said he discussed the incident with Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady and asked that Casady request an Arkansas State Police investigation into the incident.
“On June 11, I received a call from Jackson Fohn, father of a prisoner, James Fohn, who was arrested by Bryant police on June 8 for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest,” Mask said.
“Mr. Fohn informed me that he felt his son was abused by our jailer.
“At that point, I told him I would open an internal investigation and give him a response as soon as we completed that,” he said.
“Based on our preliminary internal investigation, on June 12, I relieved Mr. Spivey of duty, placing him on administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal investigation, and yesterday (Tuesday) I terminated his employment with the sheriff’s office.
“At that point I contacted the prosecutor’s office and asked for the ASP investigation. I just want the citizens to know that I don’t condone this behavior ... and that it will not be tolerated during my administration.”
If any criminal charges are filed in relation to the incident, these will be filed by the State Police, Mask said.
Capt. Jason Massey, in discussing the incident, said the prisoner was “fighting with the police officers that brought him in and the jailer. He was fighting with everyone.”
Massey said the prisoner suffered injuries in the incident at the jail, but did not require hospitalization.
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