Dispatcher investigated for using racial slur over police radio no longer with department
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) A St. Louis County dispatcher, who sources said is the brother-in-law of Chief Mary Barton, is no longer employed with the department after broadcasting a racial slur over the radio to dozens of on-duty police officers earlier in the month.
A St. Louis County Police spokesperson said the employee was working as a dispatcher when he said the N-word while dispatching a call on Jan. 9. He was immediately removed from the radio and relieved of his duties, police said. An investigation was then launched to examine the incident.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) St. Louis County released the audio file of racist remarks a county dispatcher said on police radio last weekend.
News 4 was able to obtain the audio after a lawyer sued the county, accusing them of breaking Sunshine laws. County police fought the audio’s release, citing personnel matters.
“For crying out loud, those [expletive] [expletive],” the dispatcher is heard saying in the Jan. 9 transmission.
The context of the comments is still unclear, but the County Police Association claims the dispatcher directed the slur at a fellow employee.
News 4 has confirmed the dispatcher is Mark Peeler, St. Louis County Police Chief Mary Barton’s brother-in-law. He is currently suspended and an internal investigation is ongoing.
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