MANNINGTON, W.Va. – The Mannington police officer arrested for malicious assault, Donald Sides, has been fired after two hours of city council debate Wednesday night.
Mannington City Council took the action without a hearing because Sides is an at-will employee.
Sides got into a verbal altercation at a local bar that spilled over to the victim’s residence. Sides allegedly kneed the victim in the eye and bit his finger during the struggle.
Sides has been employed in Mannington since 2018.
The victim was transported for treatment, his condition is not known.
Sides has been released on bond.