Correctional officers’ union wants Cumberland County sheriff removed from office [Video]

The National Correctional Employees Union is calling on the Cumberland County Commissioners to remove Sheriff Kevin Joyce from office due to an incident in 2020.In a news release issued in July 2020, Joyce said in a statement that an inmate created a disturbance while inmates in his pod were receiving their medications.”Corrections Officer Vinal Thompson approached the inmate and attempted to place him in handcuffs in an effort to remove him from the pod,” the release read. “As Officer Thompson reached out to grab the inmate, the inmate started to back up and held his hands up as if to refuse to be handcuffed. Officer Thompson immediately began to punch the inmate in the face and they both began to scuffle.”Joyce requested a criminal investigation into Thompson’s actions. Thompson was later indicted, but he was eventually found not guilty of all charges.”These statements opened up the County to a lawsuit …