Whitehurst v. East Carolina Univ.

ZACHARY, Judge.

*939 Respondent East Carolina University appeals from a Final Decision of the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, which concluded that respondent did not have just cause to dismiss petitioner Ralph Whitehurst from his position as a police sergeant at East Carolina University. After careful review, we affirm the decision of the administrative law judge.

*629 Factual and Procedural Background

Petitioner-appellee Ralph Whitehurst was initially employed by the East Carolina University ("ECU") Police Department in April 2004 as a Master Police Officer. ECU promoted Whitehurst to…