Off-duty Massachusetts state trooper off the job after allegedly punching another trooper at Quincy bar
An off-duty Massachusetts State Police Trooper is currently off the job after police said he was seen on video punching another off-duty trooper at a bar in Quincy.
A spokesperson for the State Police told WBZ-TV's I-Team Saturday that the trooper was relieved of duty, "pending a formal duty-status hearing," immediately after police learned about the incident at the Reelhouse Friday night.
"The conduct depicted is serious and inconsistent with the standards required of every member of this Department, whether on duty or off duty," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The troopers' names have not been released. There is no word on the extent of the injuries to the trooper who was hit.
"The Department's Office of Professional Integrity and Accountability is actively investigating the facts and circumstances of the incident, and the Department will take swift and appropriate action based on the findings," a State Police spokesperson told the I-Team.
The Suffolk District Attorney's office told the I-Team that both troopers were assigned to their office. Both have been removed from the unit, the DA said.
No other information is available at this point in the investigation.