A Clemson University Police Department has won his appeal in the South Carolina Supreme Court, allowing an order of protection that cost him his job to be repealed, according to an opinion from the Supreme Court.
Matthew Saski, the patrolman, was living with his fiancé when her dog Angel died.
She said Saski told her he’d choked the dog to death, according to the court opinion. Saski said the animal died after he pushed it off of him while he was watching television.
The opinion states an autopsy on the animal was “not inconsistent” with either version of events.
After the incident, according to the opinion, Saski and Julie Garcia – his fiancé – broke up. Based on the death of the dog, Garcia asked for a restraining order. Saski agreed with a temporary, mutual order.
A hearing was held in June 2007. Saski was placed under an order of protection, which meant he wouldn’t be able to carry a weapon. As a result, Saski was no longer allowed to be a police officer with Clemson University.
After appealing the decision to the state Supreme Court, the court found the family court had no grounds to issue an order of protection in the case, stating “the record does not demonstrate Saski posed any threat of harm to Garcia and her family.”
There was no information on whether Saski would return to work or not.
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