Phillips v. South Jordan City

Opinion

THORNE, Judge:

T1 Petitioner Rion Phillips seeks judicial review of the South Jordan City Appeal Board's (the Board) decision affirming South Jordan City Police Chief Lindsay Shepherd's termination of Phillips's employment with the South Jordan City Police Department. We decline to disturb the Board's decision.

BACKGROUND

{2 On June 2, 2011, at approximately 1:25 a.m., Phillips was on duty as a patrol officer when a radio transmission was received from a Draper City police detective requesting that dispatch send officers to assist with a possible fugitive. Phillips and Officer Mike Raab,…