Waltham Police Chief to be Sentenced Wednesday

Waltham Police Chief Thomas LaCroix is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday morning for attacking his wife in June 2012.

LaCroix, who was convicted in June 2013 on two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery on his wife Andrea LaCroix, faces two and a half years in jail for each count, as well as fines, according to The Boston Globe. 

LaCroix is on administrative leave from the Waltham Police Department. Mayor Jeannette McCarthy recently removed LaCroix from the city's payroll.

LaCroix's attorney, Thomas Drechsler, has said prosecutors are seeking two years of probation for each count and that he would seek a shorter probation period. The sentencing hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at Concord District Court.

As for LaCroix's future employment status, McCarthy has yet to publicly comment on whether she will terminate him. However, McCarthy can fire LaCroix, but she must tell the City Council her reasons, according to the Boston Globe. LaCroix could also request a hearing with the Council to appeal any decision, according to the Globe. 

McCarthy has previously told the Council the city is required to conduct an internal investigation of LaCroix to determine whether he broke any administrative police department rules. However, the Council twice rejected her funding requests for such an inquiry.