More discipline expected in YPD case involving paraplegic

YOUNGSTOWN

Police Chief Jimmy Hughes said two more officers face possible disciplinary action in connection with a suspected Feb. 27 assault on a paraplegic by a police officer.

The chief said Thursday that officers Robert Joliff and Jay Fletcher were fired after an investigation.

On Friday, he said a third officer at the scene and a supervisor may face disciplinary action as well.

There is no indication that either man was involved in the alleged assault, and in fact, there is evidence that the third officer on the scene tried to stop it and did notify the supervisor, Hughes said.

At issue in their case is what appears to be a delay in launching an investigation into the claim by Willie Daniel, 36, of High Street, the paraplegic, that he was physically abused by Joliff at the scene of an accident.