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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio troopers have won back their jobs after being fired for pulling a KKK-type costume prank the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
An arbitrator ruled Tuesday that the firings in May violated a union contract. The Highway Patrol said Wednesday that Craig Franklin and Eric Wlodarsky will return to work within 30 days. They also get back pay and benefits.
A patrol investigation found that Franklin had dressed in a white cone, mask and cloth, and that Wlodarsky sent a cell phone photo to a colleague.
The Ohio State Troopers Association's attorney Herschel Sigall said the incident was "stupid, but not vicious." He criticized Gov. Ted Strickland for seeking the firings.
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An arbitrator ruled Tuesday that the firings in May violated a union contract. The Highway Patrol said Wednesday that Craig Franklin and Eric Wlodarsky will return to work within 30 days. They also get back pay and benefits.
A patrol investigation found that Franklin had dressed in a white cone, mask and cloth, and that Wlodarsky sent a cell phone photo to a colleague.
The Ohio State Troopers Association's attorney Herschel Sigall said the incident was "stupid, but not vicious." He criticized Gov. Ted Strickland for seeking the firings.
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