(AP) A Connecticut prison guard has been fired after an investigation found he fabricated a complaint about being the target of anti-Muslim harassment at work.
The Correction Department confirmed Tuesday that Officer Shem Brijbalis was terminated on April 7 for violating the department’s “policies and directives related to harassment and unprofessional behavior.”
The department began an investigation in May 2021 after Brijbilas filed a complaint about a fake incident report found inside the Cheshire Correctional Institution that included numerous racial slurs and references to white supremacy.
Brijbilas said he was targeted by the document, which was made to look as if he had written it.
