Lieutenant bounced to patrolman, 3 others disciplined in DUI favors case

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown Lt. John Kelty will lose about $16,990 next year after being demoted for his actions in a fixed driving under the influence case.

Overall, the four officers disciplined in the case involving the brother of an officer will lose about $23,000 in pay, with the biggest hit taken by Kelty for his demotion to patrolman, according to the city.

Kelty will also lose $1,383 with his five-day unpaid suspension. As a lieutenant, Kelty is in the Youngstown Ranking Police Officers Association and makes about $34.58 an hour. When he is demoted on Jan. 3 he will be in the Youngstown Police Patrolmen’s Association and will make $26.41 an hour.

Lt. Gerard Slattery received a 10-day unpaid suspension for his actions.

Officer Thomas Wisener was suspended for 15 days unpaid. Officer Assad Chaibi will lose four hours of compensatory time.

Gerard Slattery’s 54-year-old brother, Joseph Slattery was stopped Nov. 28 for running a red light and found with an open can of beer in his hand. Joseph Slattery received a citation for the open container, but was not cited for DUI.

The report on the police department’s investigation into the case was released Monday.

Read the details in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.