Court documents have revealed what ended the 25-year law enforcement career of an assistant police chief in the Louisville suburb of Prospect, Kentucky. Media outlets report that acting Chief Todd Shaw sent what Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell calls "highly disturbing racist and threatening Facebook messages" to a Louisville police recruit who had sought his advice. "Mr. Shaw held a distinguished career in law enforcement for nearly 30 years," Burns said. O'Connell said Shaw sent the private Facebook messages in September and October 2016. "These actions spit in the face of the determined effort hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers put forth to build trust and legitimacy in the communities they serve," the chief said.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2018 17:24 UTC