Allegations of misconduct under the Police Services Act face a serving Windsor Police Officer following an internal review over an incident at an Arby’s restaurant franchise in June.
The allegations against Off. Tim Kettlewell are before a hearing officer.
The organization said it can’t provide further comment because the issue is before the disciplinary tribunal.
Off. Kettlewell is one of two officers allegedly involved in an incident that took place summer 2020 where an on-duty officer in the drive-thru at an Arby’s restaurant on Tecumseh Road refused his food after he saw employees take a knee, what has become a sign of protest against police brutality and racism toward the Black community.
Windsor police said the on-duty officer took a photo of the employees performing the gesture, sending it to an off-duty officer who posted the picture to his social media with an inaccurate account of the circumstances.
The post falsely retold the events and implied that the restaurant shouldn’t count on him responding to a call for service at that location, if needed.
The post went viral and received a lot of negative attention.
A $600,000 defamation lawsuit was also filed by James Laughton Enterprises Inc. against the Windsor Police Services board, Kettlewell and Farrand.
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