Dent was eventually arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and public indecency and later convicted.
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Taylor and two other sergeants, Eric Sullivan and Krista Cox, were fired in October 2015 for dereliction of duty after an internal investigation, culminating in a disciplinary hearing overseen by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. All three sergeants appealed their firings.
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A federal arbitrator ruled today that Taylor should be reinstated without back pay but with full seniority and retain her rank as sergeant. The period of her time off work will remain on her record as a suspension.
Taylor failed to act when she learned that Dent had urinated in the lobby, the ruling says, but her culpability was lesser than Sullivan and Cox and therefore, a lesser degree of discipline was warranted.
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