by Michael Tilley (mtilley@talkbusiness.net)

The Fort Smith Police Department announced Monday (Jan. 6) that six officers have been terminated “for a range of sustained Civil Service violations” related to hazing new officers and lying during an investigation of the hazing.

Allegations were brought to the department’s Office of Professional Standards on Dec. 10, 2024. According to the FSPD, the allegations included “hazing, belittling, and dangerous ‘horseplay’ by certain officers assigned to the night shift patrol. The investigation, ordered by FSPD Chief Danny Baker found a “pattern of serious misconduct involving potentially criminal acts, hazardous behavior, and harassment of newer officers,” according to the department.

The officers dismissed, along with month and year they were hired, are Rodrigo Roque (August 2023), Michael D’Agostino (February 2023), Danny Nacalaban (August 2021), Seth Dominic (February 2023), Johnne Le (May 2022), and Dalton Tucker (February 2023).

Six Fort Smith police officers fired after hazing investigation