Sandy • Jared Palmer credits his job as a jailer at the Grand County Sheriff’s Office to the years he spent abusing opioids.
“From my addiction,” Palmer said, “that’s what drove me into law enforcement, especially corrections, because I’d been down that road.”
But Palmer didn’t disclose that addiction when he applied to work in law enforcement in 2013 and, for that, Palmer on Wednesday had his peace officer certification suspended for two years.
He was one of 13 former or current officers disciplined by the Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council at its quarterly meeting.