Revealed: New racist texts from Bay Area cops involved in controversial arrest
"The new report details texts that were sent in the lead-up to the arrests of Pugh and Allen, as well as messages sent after officers arrested the two men in a violent confrontation that put both Pugh and Allen in the hospital," said the report. "In the days before the arrest, for instance, officers were surveilling a group of Black people that included Pugh and Allen. At one point, Officer Eric Rombough wrote that group was 'getting ice cream' and 'swarming to it like Hennessy,' a type of liquor. He later wrote, 'I bet it’s chicken,' and Officer Jonathan Adams replied, 'Could be ribs.' Rombough then replied: 'For sure watermelon and kool aid.'
Later in the exchange, Rombough said, 'I hate these idiots,' and Adams replied, 'the cops or the [N-words]?' Even later in the exchange, as it was getting dark outside, the officers said they needed to get the people they were surveilling to smile in order to see them, a reference to their dark skin.
"The new report by the DA’s office, first covered by the East Bay Times and obtained by SFGATE, outlines a pattern of racism and celebration of violence in messages sent by officers during and after the investigation and arrests of Terryon Pugh and Trent Allen, two Black men who were later charged with attempted murder," reported Alec Regimbal.
This comes after a previous report revealing other disturbing messages from the officers, including the celebration of violence against Black suspects and a mock offer to buy dinner for whoever would shoot the city's Black mayor with non-lethal bullets.
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