Lt. Col. Michael Sack says two Black finalists declined the job, so mayor hired only other white candidate to cover for not hiring Sack during first search
ST. LOUIS — Lt. Col. Michael Sack on Monday sued the city for racial discrimination, alleging the administration did not promote him to chief because he is white.
The Daily Beast/St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentA white police officer in St. Louis has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city and two Black city officials, claiming he was excluded from a promotion to police chief—a position that ended up going to another white cop.Michael Sack filed the suit against the city of St. Louis, Mayor Tishaura Jones, and Interim Public Safety Director Daniel Isom in the Eastern District of Missouri federal court Monday, saying his “race was a