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.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â We re learning more details into the investigation that led to the firing of a Lexington police officer.
LEX 18 obtained a memorandum from the Lexington Police Department which summarizes the investigation into Officer Jervis Middleton.
The document outlines Facebook Messenger conversations between Middleton and Sarah Williams, described by LPD as a known protestor who organized the Police Accountability Protest in Lexington Kentucky, beginning sometime in May 2020. The protests in Lexington began after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, and coincided with the Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville.