Arbitrator Orders Reinstatement Of Fired Police Officer

PITTSBURGH (AP) — An arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement of a Pittsburgh police officer fired following the death of a man a day after officers used a stun gun on him during an arrest. The ruling Friday came nearly two years after the officer and several others were fired in connection with the October 2021 death of 54-year-old Jim Rogers. His death was ruled accidental. No officers were charged. The city said it would fire five officers and discipline several others, but almost all settled for lesser penalties and returned to work; two retired. The city last year settled a federal lawsuit with Rogers’ estate for $8 million.