Senatobia Police Chief Fired Amid Racist Text Messages Scandal
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The Senatobia Board of Aldermen unanimously fired Police Chief Harold ‘Hal’ Vanderford after reporting that he repeatedly used racist slurs in text messages; Vanderford had offered to resign, but the board rejected it. Interim leadership will be provided by Lt. Angelica Maze as the department faces ongoing scrutiny following a June fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley by a white officer, now under investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The reporting also noted internal complaints about another officer’s racially offensive language, with Vanderford taking no disciplinary action against that officer.
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