COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The El Paso County sheriff says a racial slur directed at President Barack Obama prompted the retirement of a veteran department official.
Lt. Robert Jaworski retired May 5 before a disciplinary board was convened to consider taking action against him.
Sheriff Bill Elder told The Gazette (https://bit.ly/25jKq6o ) that he would have fired the longtime investigator if he hadn’t stepped down voluntarily.
Elder says Jaworksi acknowledged making the comment spontaneously when the president appeared on television in a break room.
Jaworski left with his retirement benefits. Elder says he would have received them even if he had been terminated.
No phone listings for Jaworski were found so he could not be reached for comment.
The sheriff’s office has denied a request from the newspaper for a copy of the report of the internal affairs investigation.
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Information from: The Gazette, https://www.gazette.com
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