A Kissimmee Police Department deputy chief has successfully petitioned for his reinstatement after a higher-up terminated him and another superior upheld that action.
Wilson Munoz, fired in October, and who attended Tuesday City Commission meeting in civilian clothes, filed a Grievance of Termination with City Manager Mike Steigerwald’s office as part of the city procedures. Munoz outlined concerns regarding the handling of the investigation and his rights under the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR).
After review, Steigerwald noted in a response, which the News-Gazette obtained through a public records request, that Munoz’s termination was improper after a second internal investigation into his actions regarding discipline he handed down to a KPD officer embroiled in the excessive force case of now-former Officer Andrew Baseggio, who was found guilty of felony charges of battery and tampering with a witness and was sentenced to nine months in jail on Oct. 13 stemming from the April 2023 case…