GLENDALE, Ariz. — 12 News obtained the records of the Glendale police officer who discharged his stun gun 11 times during an arrest in 2017.
There are four instances of disciplinary action in Officer Matt Schneider's personnel file.
The first is the stun gun incident that's since gained notoriety, for which Schneider was suspended for 30 working hours and placed on disciplinary probation for six months.
He shocked the suspect 11 times, but the department found only one of those instances was unjustified. The suspension notice also said the Schneider kicked the suspect in the groin twice but did not report that to a patrol supervisor.
The second reprimand is less clear. Schneider received a written reprimand in June of 2018 for workplace harassment.
The letter of reprimand mentions a female officer who was subjected to a hostile work environment.
Schneider was accused of bullying, making inappropriate comments and being insubordinate. Then there's something called the “chair incident” that happened in March 2016—but there's no explanation of what that was. There are no other details on this entire incident.
In July of 2008, Schneider was suspended for a day for destroying personal property. It was evidence in a case the county attorney decided not to file charges on.
Whatever the personal property was, Schneider was reprimanded for destroying it against policy.
And in March of 2008, Schneider was suspended for one day for not following orders.
The records show he was playing with a pocket knife and was told to put it away. Another officer hit Schneider to get his attention and cut his hand severely.
Remember, there were few details about the workplace harassment investigation, but there are more than a dozen pages of interviews for the cut hand.
You can read Officer Schneider's full disciplinary record here.