Paris Police disciplinary hearing continued on Wednesday

PARIS, Ky. (WTVQ) – People in Paris want to know if five officers will keep their jobs. They’re accused of violating department policy. The first day of the disciplinary hearing was Monday and lasted all day. The hearing continued on Wednesday afternoon.
Lt. Jon Luke Humphries, Lt. Robert Puckett, and officers James Primm, Kevin Anderson and Abdullah Bholat are accused of conduct unbecoming an officer, failure to conform to rules and regulations, insubordination, inefficiency, and dereliction of duty.
They’ve been on unpaid suspension for the past two weeks. A sixth officer already resigned. The Paris Police Chief says they spent too much time in the dispatch center while on duty. He wants the officers fired.
About sixty people filled the room and others spilled over into the hallway during Wednesday’s hearing. Luck Morgan the officers attorney says at least two of the officers had stopped hanging around the dispatch center and Chief Rob Williams agreed.

The hearing is expected to last through the night, we will bring you the latest when it becomes available.