H.G. Erwin v. Everett E. Price and the Mayor and Council of the City of Athens, Georgia

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Former Athens, Georgia police officer H.G. Erwin appeals a decision of the district court for the middle district of Georgia upholding his termination for refusing to answer questions concerning an off-duty gun-pointing incident. Because a public employee who is not required to waive his fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination may properly be disciplined for refusing to answer questions narrowly and specifically related to official duty, we affirm.

I

While off duty on a Saturday afternoon Officer Erwin, after several drinks, got into an altercation at a package…