WETHERINGTON v. CRIME CONTROL & PUB. SAFETY

No. COA13-405.

752 S.E.2d 511 (2013)

Thomas C. WETHERINGTON, Petitioner, v. N.C. DEPARTMENT OF CRIME CONTROL & PUBLIC SAFETY; North Carolina Highway Patrol; Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The McGuinness Law Firm, Elizabethtown, by J. Michael McGuinness , for Petitioner.

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Assistant Attorney General Tamara S. Zmuda , for Respondent.

Richard Hattendorf for the Fraternal Order of Police, amicus curiae.

Richard C. Hendrix for the North Carolina Troopers Association, amicus curiae.


McGEE, Judge.

Thomas C. Wetherington ("Petitioner") was employed as a trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol ("Respondent") on 29 March 2009. A complaint was filed against Petitioner on 21 May 2009 with the Internal Affairs unit of Respondent, alleging that Petitioner had violated Respondent's Truthfulness policy. Respondent dismissed Petitioner on 4 August 2009 for violating the Truthfulness policy.

Petitioner filed a petition for a contested...

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