School Resource Officer Fired for Facebook Post
Some breaking news…A Cocke County School Resource Officer has lost his job due to some posts he recently made on facebook. When the posts were found Sheriff Armando Fontes began an internal investigation that led to the dismissal of school resource officer Randy Cutshaw.
The investigation showed that Cutshaw had made some of his posts during school hours…one of them had to do with the recent George Floyd case. Cutshaw wrote on one of his posts…“George Floyd was not a saint; in fact, he was a bad man.”…and he also posted… “If we are going to glorify George Floyd and put angel wings on him in pictures let’s just go ahead and Glorify Satan.”
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.
Chief Cocke County Sheriffs Deputy Derrick Woods has been named the 2020 East Tennessee Deputy of the Year by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office(THSO).
Although his duties and responsibilities are mainly administrative, Chief Woods has gone above and beyond to improve traffic safety within Cocke County, according to Steve Dillard, East Tennessee Law Enforcement Liaison, who presented the award to Woods on December 14.
Woods is currently the East Tennessee Network Coordinator for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.In that role, he assists deputies at traffic accidents, and also evaluates and investigates the crash to determine ways to prevent future accidents. The recipient also is involved in teaching safety programs in both the Cosby High School and Cocke County High Schoolâs Driverâs Education classes.