GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Monday hearing for a Green Bay Police officer who is fighting to keep his job.
Chief Andrew Smith is looking to remove Officer Paul Spoerl, following an internal harassment investigation that stemmed from July 2017 charges.
The three-year veteran was placed on a short leave last year.
Spoerl’s attorney Jonathan Cermele addresses the city’s Police and Fire Commission, saying the hearing was wrongly shoved down the road.
“Set a hearing between 10-30 days after the chief files and serves charges against an officer.”
Smith’s attorney Kyle Gulya counters those claims.
“There was some sort of discussions that occurred. Whether it was ‘there’s no need to conduct a hearing’ or some other form of discussion that generated the delay.”
Specifics of the allegations have not been revealed.
The PFC could make a decision at its Thursday meeting.
