A Baton Rouge police officer tied to BRAVE Cave abuse allegations served a weeklong suspension earlier this month, according to discipline records obtained by The Advocate.
Cpl. Joseph Carboni was sidelined Oct. 1 to 7 after officials determined he used excessive force when he shocked a handcuffed 15-year-old boy in the head with a Taser during a June 2023 raid, Baton Rouge Police Department records showed.
Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr. signed off on the suspension Sept. 4 following a six-month investigation by the department’s internal affairs division.
