Lewis A Donaldson(December 25, 1954) is a Jesstopian Law Enforcement Officer and Administrator who serves as the current Commissioner of the Mesa Highway Patrol. He has served since April 23, 2022. He served as the Interim Mesa Highway Patrol Commissioner from April 12, 2022 - April 23, 2022. He was appointed Interim Commissioner following the resignation of Former Commissioner Hayden Hendricks following a shooting on April 10, 2022. On April 23, 2022, Donaldson was named the Mesa Highway Patrol's new Commissioner effective immediately. Donaldson has been with the Mesa Highway Patrol since 1
Career[]
Lewis A Donaldson began his career in the summer of 1973. During this time, he worked as a security guard at multiple State Government buildings. He was promoted to captain of his Security team. By March of 1975, he was promoted to the company's security manager. In 1992 he joined the Mesa Highway Patrol, as a patrolmen. He remained in this role until he was appointed as Mesa's Highway Patrol Deputy Commissioner on November 12, 2016. He served as Deputy Commissioner from November 12, 2016 - April 12, 2022.
Police Brutality Accusations[]
On June 9, 2009, a complaint was filed against Lewis Donaldson that claimed he had used excessive force to detain a 24 year old male and 32 year old female during a domestic. The complaint was filed with the Alden County Prosecutor's office who led the investigation. The investigation found that he used reasonable force to effect and arrest. Both complaints were dismissed in Alden County Civil Court.
On May 23, 2013, another complaint was filed against Donaldson which claimed that he had inappropriately talked to the filer, and that he had used excessive force against him. The complaint filed, resulted in the arrest of the complainant for "falsifying a police report." The complainant claimed that he would be suing the Alden County Sheriff's Office and Mesa Highway Patrol for excessive force. This case was dropped as well as the complainant's charges were also dismissed.
On June 6, 2023, a complaint was filed against two troopers of the agency, who were accused of assault, battery and excessive force. Donaldson was named in the complaint, which cites that he refused take corrective action or suspend the two troopers. The two troopers were found guilty of excessive force and the MHP paid the complainant over 2.5 million dollars. However, the court found that Donaldson took the right steps and did not ignore the complaint.