Lexington police officer gets 5-week suspension. Find out why

A Lexington police officer is serving a five-week unpaid suspension for failing to follow orders and swearing at suspects.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted Oct. 9 to approve the suspension for officer Adam Cervasio for two different instances. The first was a four-week suspension for misconduct, insubordination and unsatisfactory performance stemming from a June 22 incident involving a stolen car.

A second one-week suspension was for misconduct when he swore at an intoxicated suspect at a local hospital on July 18…

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