Officer Jeff Griggs and Lieutenant Steve TysonCleveland City Manager Janice Casteel upheld the demotion and reassignments of Officer Jeff Griggs and Lt. Steve Tyson on Thursday, but she cited different policies than those under which they were originally disciplined.
The pair were disciplined after a March incident where Griggs caught his wife in a car with his boss, acting Chief Dennis Maddux. Griggs took pictures of what he said were the two kissing.
Maddux retired in lieu of resignation. Griggs was disciplined by acting Chief Mark Gibson for lying during an internal affairs investigation. Tyson’s discipline was for failing to report Griggs’ arrest to a superior.
Griggs and Tyson appealed in a May 21 hearing. Casteel’s response came Thursday in the form of separate, seven-page letters. The letters never mentioned the police department policies cited in their disciplinary letters, policies that have not been adopted by the City Council.
Cleveland City Manager Janice CasteelInstead, Casteel cites different city documents, including general city personnel policy and the “Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) – General Orders,” a document she has not previously mentioned in the disciplinary records.