A former Little Rock police officer will appeal his firing before the Pulaski County Circuit Court, a court record filed Wednesday said.
The appeal is former officer Charles Starks' second try to reclaim his job after the Civil Service Commission voted on Sept. 4 to uphold his termination.
Robert Newcomb, Starks' attorney, filed the appeal just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to online court records.
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox has been assigned to oversee the case, court records show.
The Little Rock Police Department fired Starks on May 6, fewer than three months after the officer fatally shot Bradley Blackshire, 30, on Feb. 22.
Though each officer in Starks' chain of command contended that the officer should be cleared, Chief Keith Humphrey fired Starks approximately three weeks after Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley declined to press charges against him.
A date for the circuit court appeal has not been set yet, Newcomb said Wednesday.
Read Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.