In March 2019, Lt. Padro was involved in an altercation with inmate Carl ‘Robby’ Talbot, who was mentally ill. Padro was convicted in 2021 of kicking and pepper-spraying Talbot while he was on the floor. Talbot died two hours later. Padro received a one-year suspended sentence and three months probation. In August 2023, the Attorney General’s office ceased defending Padro in a civil suit filed over Talbot’s death, leaving him personally liable for any damages. ([prisonlegalnews.org](https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2024/feb/1/suit-over-connecticut-prisoners-death-attorney-general-will-no-longer-represent-guard-convicted-assault/?utm_source=openai))
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