The police board found the evidence against McNamara insufficient to prove he took part in the beating and suspended him for 18 months for failing to tell supervisors of his and the other officers' involvement in the altercation. In addition, one of two sergeants who responded to the altercation, Louis Danielson, was given a six-month suspension for conducting what the police board found to be a nonexistent investigation — he never even went inside the restaurant or attempted to find out who had a gun. But the city dropped the suspension after Murphy and Orsa won their jobs back, clearing his record and awarding him back pay.