Police Officers Fired After Assault

Indiana State Police fired two officers after allegations surfaced they assaulted a man outside an Indianapolis gay bar.
The assault took place as the man was leaving Greg’s, a well-known, local gay club.
The man reported the attack to Indianapolis Metro Police, who began a criminal investigation.
There was not enough evidence to charge the police officers with a crime, but Metro Police turned over the file to the State Police, which conducted its own internal affairs review.
Officers Marcus Baxter and Curtis Swanson were fired Thursday, The Indianapolis Star reported.
“They were probationary officers, and their conduct is not the kind of conduct we would tolerate,” Maj. Carlos Pettiford told the paper.
Pettiford said because they were probationary officers they could be dismissed at any time.