So you like him. Maybe you should have encouraged him to not break the rules.
I don't see much of a high handed cliche activity here. You break rules, you get points. You act stupidly, you tend to get bad rep points. I almost NEVER give bad rep points. It takes something very blatantly jerky to get my attention enough to even consider giving a neg rep point, and even then I rarely do.
I do however give out good rep points.
Sorry that the guy is gone now, because he knew a lot about reptiles, but geez, should the admin ignore his behavior in order to keep him around? Wouldn't THAT be cliche behavior?
I'm sure that he will find a niche better suited to his sense of humor and his attitude, and he'll be dispensing great information and advice on that place.