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Jervis Middleton was fired from the Lexington Police Department on Friday
He was accused of contacting a BLM activist last May and giving her details about tactics police intended to use at a George Floyd protest
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council unanimously voted to fire Middleton after determining that his actions put fellow officers in jeopardy
But Middleton s attorney argued that the information he provided was covered by free speech and that he didn t put anyone at risk
The attorney also claimed Middleton had been frustrated because his complaints about racism within the LPD were ignored
Kentucky police officer terminated for providing BLM protesters with information
Jervis Middleton s lawyers say that the former officer had grown frustrated with the Lexington department after his concerns over internal racism had gone ignored
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Jervis Middleton, a Black officer with the Lexington Police Department, was fired on Friday after being charged with giving police information to a Black Lives Matter protester.
CBS WLKY reports that he was let go due to his actions of putting fellow officers in danger.
Middleton’s lawyers stated that the former officer had grown frustrated with the department after his concerns over internal racism had gone ignored, following his own personal encounters of racial discrimination while on the force.
A Kentucky police officer was fired after allegations he leaked information to Black Lives Matter that could be used to "insult, intimidate and harass” officers working during the summer of riots and protests.