O'Bryant v. Theobald

CULLEN, Commissioner.

John O’Bryant, a member of the county police force of Jefferson County, was by order of the chief demoted from sergeant to patrolman. He appealed the demotion to the county police force merit system board. After holding hearings on the appeal, but before issuing a ruling, the board on its own initiative preferred charges of misconduct against O’Bryant upon which charges the board proposed to remove him from office. Simultaneously the chief suspended him, which action he immediately appealed to the board. After full hearings on its own charges and upon the appeal from the…