St. Louis County Chief Mary Barton transferred a sergeant once under investigation for Facebook posts to a predominantly Black precinct in north county.
Updated: 5:06 PM CST March 4, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. The home of an officer assigned to the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy was recently photographed with the officer’s marked take-home police car in the driveway next to a Three Percenters flag.
5 On Your Side obtained a photo of Officer Michael Coletti’s home with the group s flag flying underneath an American flag in his front yard. His marked police car was parked in the driveway just feet away.
The flag reads: “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” It also includes the Roman numeral for three in the middle of the flag with the year 1776 written underneath it. Thirteen red stars representing the 13 colonies also adorn the flag.
St. Louis County police sergeant under investigation for offensive Facebook posts
Making fun of little people and calling a controversial shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin justice are among the posts in question Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 1:26 PM CST February 26, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. A St. Louis County police sergeant is under investigation after posting a series of offensive messages toward Black people, anti-police brutality advocates and those with dwarfism on his personal Facebook page, 5 On Your Side has learned.
The department confirmed Sgt. Grant Rummerfield is the subject of an internal investigation and declined to comment further.