Months after demoting six detectives and sergeants in a controversial investigation, the Prosper Police Department is reversing half of the punishments. The backpedaling comes just weeks after an I-Team investigation showed contention over the disciplinary process.
It started with rumors of an affair between a female detective and a male sergeant. Their colleagues told Internal Affairs that the pair, Sgt. Larry Windon and Det. Lauren Harper, was breaking department rules, and potentially the law, by having sex in parking lots and along streets.
Joseph Buttery was one of the detectives who reported the relationship. Sitting in a booth at the Sunview Cafe in Melissa recently, he recounted the investigation that led to his demotion and eventual resignation…