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Council approves discipline: fire employee accepts written action; two police officers receive reprimand and one-day suspension

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Chief Wells reported a written disciplinary action for a fire employee for tardiness/AWOL; Chief Lawrence Weathers presented two police disciplinary outcomes—Officer Christopher Jackson accepted a written reprimand and retraining; Officer Caleb Croney accepted a one-day suspension without pay; council approved the actions.

Lexington officials reported and the council approved disciplinary actions for one fire employee and two police officers during the meeting.

Fire discipline: Chief Wells told the council an internal allegation found that Franklin Ashford violated policy (UDG 1.11) for tardiness/AWOL related to failure to report for a scheduled assignment. After an internal investigation, the employee met with leadership and accepted a written disciplinary action.

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