MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A West Memphis Police officer was taken into custody Friday and is now facing multiple charges including first-degree assault, according to Arkansas State Police. Officer Myles Christian Huff, 26, is charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, obstructing governmental operations, and first-degree assault. In October of 2023, Arkansas […]
Jul 26, 2021 / 10:24 PM CDT
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. A West Memphis Police major who told female employees they needed a “spanking” has returned to active duty, according to documents obtained by WREG in a Freedom of Information Act request.
The documents showed the city hired Memphis-based attorney Florence Johnson to look into complaints against two West Memphis Police Department employees, Maj. Stacy Allen and Lt. Charles Burch.
The complaints against Allen by female law enforcement officers and dispatchers included allegations of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation.
The independent report called Allen’s behavior “longstanding,” dating back to 2017 or earlier. It detailed situations where Allen would practice verbal abuse by telling “a black woman (dispatcher) should not be married to a white man,” asking women at work who they were dating and suggesting they “needed ‘spanking. ”