Salter was suspended soon after the stop while the agency investigated. The departments Office of Professional Responsibility found Salters behavior was unprofessional and comments to Montgomery during the arrest were inappropriate, according to a release sent by agency communications director Sherri Iacobelli. The agency said Salters interactions with Montgomery were inconsistent with how he was trained to conduct a traffic stop. Its release said Salters command, NFL, you are under arrest, to Montgomery could be seen as suggesting that he was being arrested because of his status as a pro football player. Salter also deviated from protocol when he immediately arrested Montgomery without telling him why he was stopped, the agency said. The departments statement said Salters comments to Montgomery on the ride to the detention center were inappropriate at times, including when he said, we can pull that (seat belt) across you tight and lock it, and we make it a very uncomfortable ride to jail. The department said that Salters assertion to Montgomery that at 25 mph over the speed limit, you get arrested, was a misrepresentation of facts because its investigation showed Salter arrested some violators and not others in similar circumstances.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:12:15 +0000
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