10Investigates: Cocke Co. SRO out of a job due to racially charged social media posts
Randy Cutshaw is out of a job after the community shared concerns with 10News about racially charged Facebook posts from the former school resource officer.
Author: Malik Jackson
Updated: 12:29 PM EDT May 6, 2021
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — A Cocke County school resource officer lost his job for posts he made on Facebook.
The sheriff relieved Deputy Randy Cutshaw after an investigation lasting less than one day after the 10News team brought the social media posts to the attention of the sheriff's office.
The posts shocked and alarmed many members of the community, causing some to wonder if they could trust Cutshaw to protect their students at school.