FAYETTEVILLE — Rex Frederick, a Prairie Grove detective, was fired Wednesday, nearly two weeks after his involvement in a fight at a pool hall, Capt. Chris Workman said Friday.
Frederick and Jeffrey Harris, a Little Rock police officer, were initially suspended after witnesses said they brandished guns at Billy’s Pool Hall on Razorback Road in Fayetteville.
Carl Dorman, Prairie Grove police chief, was out of the office Friday and couldn’t be reached for comment.
Workman said Frederick has five days to appeal his termination to Dorman. If he’s not happy with the outcome, he can appeal to Mayor Sonny Hudson.
Hudson didn’t return messages left on his cellphone or at his office Friday.
Cassandra Davis, public affairs spokeswoman for the Little Rock Police Department, said Harris is still suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.
Frederick and Harris were drinking beer and liquor before starting a fight and pulling out their guns, according to Adam Morano, pool hall manager.
Security video shows Frederick pushed a man in the back after the detective was asked to leave. That push led to a fight with employees and customers. Harris pointed a weapon at several customers during the fight, according to the video. The video shows Frederick holding a gun as the officers were leaving the establishment.
No arrests were made because the establishment is considered a restaurant, according to Police Sgt. Craig Stout.
Stout said concealed weapon laws in Arkansas prohibit carrying weapons into establishments that sell alcohol, unless it is a restaurant.
The case has been forwarded to a conflict attorney in Little Rock.