STOUGHTON — A police lieutenant who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing about his alleged failure to tell his bosses about a December incident at a church involving a Black man with mental health issues will receive a two-day suspension and must undergo training.
In a Tuesday letter detailing the decision, Town Manager Robin Grimm found that Lt. Daniel McGowan's actions on Dec. 27 were in violation of the department's notification to the chief policy and a prior warning by Deputy Chief Brian Holmes in August 2019 after a previous incident in which McGowan didn't notify him or Chief Donna McNamara.
"My goal with any decision with any department isn't to take money out of people's pockets. It's to make better employees," Grimm said about her decision. "We can address the needs of the community, get a better employee, and still hold accountability for where he didn't follow a direct order."