The sergeant has been disciplined nine times in 14 years.

The sergeant has been disciplined nine times in 14 years.
By ED RUNYAN
VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF
COLUMBUS -- George Adamrovich, the twice-fired sergeant at the Trumbull Correctional Institution, has retired a second time on state disability in a negotiated settlement with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Pamela Keresztesy, a public information officer at the prison, said prison officials and a representative from Adamrovich's union, the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, Local 11, negotiated the disability retirement Friday at the ODRC's offices in Columbus.
The settlement eliminates the need for an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Tuesday.
Keresztesy said she doesn't know what disability Adamrovich has and referred questions about it to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.
Kerry Karner, supervisor of the disability unit of OPERS, has previously said that he is not allowed to give out any personal or medical information about disability retirement recipients.
But based on a formula he provided, Adamrovich would qualify for between 45 percent and 60 percent of the average of his three highest years of employment with the prison, or about 400 per week.
Not much information
Regarding the settlement, Keresztesy said, "Given all the facts of the case, I think it was appropriately resolved." She said the facts in the case involved both his disability claim and the issues surrounding his violations of ODRC policies. She refused to be more specific.
Jim McElvaine, the union representative who handled the settlement for the union, could not be reached to comment.
Friday's settlement is the second time Adamrovich has been placed on disability after an attempt to fire him.
TCI fired Adamrovich in 2000 following an incident in which he restrained an inmate to a small cell in 1998 called a strip cage, unclothed, with his hands in a crucifix position.
The incident led to a civil suit and the state's agreeing to pay more than 56,000 to the inmate in an out-of-court settlement. The firing was also caused by Adamrovich's lying on his job application in 1992 when he told prison officials he had never been convicted of a felony, TCI officials said. He had been convicted of a felony in 1977, but records do not indicate what kind.
First settlement
The ODRC negotiated a settlement with Adamrovich after that which included Adamrovich's retiring on disability for a hand injury and him getting 10,000 in back pay. He remained on disability until returning to work Jan. 13, 2003.
Adamrovich, who earned 22.09 per hour, was fired again last October for taking possession of a loaded firearm despite having a prohibition against possessing firearms in June 2006. Another reason for his firing was that he made inappropriate remarks in June 2006 about a prison staff member who was rushed to the emergency room from his home and later died.
In all, Adamrovich, 57, of Hubbard, has been disciplined nine times during his 14 years with the prison.
Robert May, chief union steward at the prison, filed a grievance in October, opposing Adamrovich's latest firing on the grounds that the punishment was too harsh.
Adamrovich, who has an unpublished phone number, could not be reached to comment.
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