Lexington police officer gets six-month unpaid suspension for acting ‘inappropriately’
A Lexington police officer has agreed to a six-month suspension after acting “inappropriately” and “unprofessionally” while on duty in April, according to police records.
A member of the public reported on April 10 a Lexington police officer behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally to police. The police officer was later identified as Bryton Turley, according to police disciplinary records.
Turley was interviewed, admitted to the behavior and agreed to the six-month unpaid suspension, according to the records.
Turley’s suspension was approved by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council on May 7. The Lexington Herald-Leader obtained the disciplinary records through an Open Records Act request.
Brenna Angel, a spokeswoman for the police department, said she could not elaborate further on the nature of Turley’s conduct.
“It did not involve law enforcement activity, such as a call for service or arrest,” Angel said.
This is the second time in three months a Lexington police officer has received a six-month unpaid suspension.
In March, the Lexington council approved a half-year unpaid suspension for officer Jeremiah Terry for an inappropriate relationship with a citizen.
At the time, department officials would not elaborate on the nature of the inappropriate relationship or interaction. The citizen was not a minor and was not a police informant under police guidelines, according to police officials at the time.
