MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been suspended with pay after he allegedly used a racial slur against a fellow officer.
Meridian Police Officer Joey Lawn is accused of calling a black officer the n-word. Lawn is a K-9 supervisor who has been with the department for more than 10 years.
Interim Meridian Police Chief Charles Coleman told WTOK-TV the incident happened in 2018 and resurfaced recently.
“The incident occurred while our K-9 unit was training in Northport, Alabama, in 2018. It resurfaced in February of 2020 causing some workplace friction,” Coleman said.
Coleman said Lawn will remain suspended until the investigation is completed. Further details were not released.
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