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Port Orange Police Officer Terminated Over $100 Gift Officer Darnell Gatling Refused To Participate In A Mandated Internal Affairs Interview |
July 23, 2019 |
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As outlined within both a July 21, 2019 Daytona Beach News Journal article, and a recently completed Port Orange PD internal affairs investigation, Port Orange Police Officer, Darnell Gatling's employment was terminated (5-7-2019), connected to his acceptance of a $100 gift from a citizen. While the acceptance of the gift was the catalyst for the internal investigation - Officer Gatling did himself no favors by providing apparent false statements, and in the end, refusing to participate in the final IA interview. Under a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court Decision (Garrity v. New Jersey), public employees must participate and answer questions of their employers during administrative investigations. The Port Orange PD sustained Florida Moral Character violations against Officer Gatling. These moral character standards are defined within Florida Administrative Code 11B-27.0011. Because of these sustained moral character violations, Officer Gatling will now face a CJSTC review for possible action against his Florida law enforcement certification. In a 1963 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brady v. New Jersey, the Court decided that criminal prosecutors have an affirmative duty to turn over exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants. In a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Giglio v. United States, the Court expanded on the Brady decision, ruling that a police officer's past diciplinary history, could in of itself be exculpatory evidence that the criminal prosecutor would have an affirmative responsibility to release to the criminal defendant. Over the last several years, this publication has compiled a list of local law enforcement officials that we believe meet the standards of being identified as "Brady Cops". Officer Gatling is our newest addition to that list. |
PORT ORANGE PD INTERNAL AFFAIRS SUMMARY REPORT OFFICER DARNELL GATLING Click Below Text To Open As A PDF Document 
---------- PORT ORANGE PD CJSTC REPORTS OFFICER DARNELL GATLING Click Below Text To Open As A PDF Document 
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