Officer gets five-day suspension for domestic violence incident in DeSoto


By Tristan Hallman

A Dallas officer received a five-day suspension last week after receiving a domestic violence citation in DeSoto last year, police said Wednesday.
Rashad Allen, 31, was given the suspension Thursday. He had been placed on administrative leavesince Nov. 30. He can appeal the decision.
Allen, who joined the department in 2008 and was assigned to the South Central Patrol Division, was one of two officers suspended Thursday in connection with domestic violence incidents. A third officer, Kristoffer Lewis, has been recommended for termination and pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor assault.