NEW: More than a dozen police officers are under investigation in a racist text messaging probe in the Northern California city of Antioch, an investigative report shows.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — More than a dozen police officers are under investigation in a racist text messaging probe that has rocked the Northern California city of Antioch, an investigative report released Thursday show.
The messages could have far-reaching implications for criminal cases linked to the officers. Authoritiesfor four men charged with murder and other crimes after two of the accused were named in the messages. In another message, sent April 24, 2020, Sgt. Josh Evans allegedly used a racist slur for a Black person and said he would bury the person “in my fields," the report said.
Other messages from the report appear to show Rombough using derogatory terms for Black people and sharing racist images.
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