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Fired SAPD officer accused in feces sandwich prank loses second bid to get his job back

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A former San Antonio police officer accused of giving a feces sandwich to a homeless man lost his second bid to get his job back, the city announced Friday.An independent arbitrator upheld Matthew Luckhurst’s dismissal given the egregious nature of the former bike patrol officer’s conduct, the city said.The decision comes nearly four years after San Antonio Police Chief William McManus issued two separate dismissals to Luckhurst, a five-year veteran of the force.In the first incident, officials say Luckhurst gave a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces. Luckhurst admitted that he handed the man a discarded tray of bread and feces. However, he said he did that so the man could throw it away, not eat it.Last year, an arbitrator overturned that dismissal because it was not issued within 180 days of the incident, as required under a provision of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.In the second incident, Luckhurst was accused of defecating in a women’s bathroom stall at SAPD’s Bike Patrol Office and spreading a brown substance with the consistency of tapioca on the toilet seat, giving the appearance that there was feces on the seat.Luckhurst appealed both firings, seeking to be reinstated with benefits and back pay.Under the city’s contract with the police union, Luckhurst can still appeal the arbitrator’s decision to a state district judge.Luckhurst’s attorney, Ben Sifuentes Jr., did not respond to a text message seeking comment Friday night.“This individual clearly has no business wearing an SAPD uniform, and it should never have been this hard to fire him,” City Manager Erik Walsh said in a statement Friday.“I am pleased that this is behind us, but the contract provision that gave him more chances than he deserved remains an obstacle to the Chief’s ability to discipline officers who fail to live up to SAPD’s standards.”Lt. Jesse Salame, a spokesman for the department, said the agency could not provide a copy of the arbitrator's decision Friday evening, as it first needed to be reviewed for any possible redactions.Emilie Eaton is a criminal justice reporter in the San Antonio and Bexar County area. To read more from Emilie, . | Twitter:

A former San Antonio police officer accused of giving a feces sandwich to a homeless man lost his second bid to get his job back, the city announced Friday.An independent arbitrator upheld Matthew Luckhurst’s dismissal given the egregious nature of the former bike patrol officer’s conduct, the city said.The decision comes nearly four years after San Antonio Police Chief William McManus issued two separate dismissals to Luckhurst, a five-year veteran of the force.In the first incident, officials say Luckhurst gave a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces. Luckhurst admitted that he...

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