HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A former Huntsville police officer fired following a DUI arrest last year filed an administrative appeal Monday in Madison County Circuit Court, seeking to overturn the city’s decision to terminate his employment.
His attorney tells FOX54 that his client was not intoxicated and disputes the Blood Alcohol Test results in the investigation.
In February, the Huntsville City Council voted to sustain the dismissal of Scott Hartman, 35, who was terminated from the Huntsville Police Department three months after his arrest in September. His attorney, Scott Morro, filed the notice of appeal Monday afternoon, arguing the City Council’s decision to uphold the police department’s termination was arbitrary, capricious and not supported by substantial evidence in the record…