Racist Letter Reportedly Left in State Trooper Chief Nominee's Mailbox

The embattled nominee for Pennsylvania State Trooper Commissioner handed over aracist letter allegedly left in the mailbox of his Cumberland County home, nbc10.com reports.

According to reports, the letter was left Monday night at the home of Col. Marcus Brown, who discovered the message Tuesday and turned it over to Hampden Township police. The note says, “No N***** Lover Will Wear My Uniform. Didn’t-Don’t.”

The Allentown Morning Call says the message refers to comments Brown made last year during the Ferguson, Mo., riots while superintendent of the Maryland State Police.

“There is a place for different pieces of equipment and how personnel should be deployed,” Brown said during a roundtable discussion at the Advance Leadership Consortium. “The vast majority of civil disobedience in this country is sparked by law enforcement. If there are not restraints in these situations, the actions of law enforcement can further escalate the overall conditions.”

Since his nomination by Governor Tom Wolf in January, criticism of Brown has escalated with groups calling on Wolf to recall the pick. Much of the controversy surrounds Brown’s decision to wear the state trooper uniform despite not completing police academy training in Pennsylvania.

According to PennLive.com, Tom Corbett’s state police commissioner, Frank Noonan, also did not train in Pennsylvania. However, Noonan wore business attire instead of the trooper uniform. The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has joined Republican party officials to urge Wolf to rescind the nomination.

In a statement last week apologizing for the removal of roadside signs critical against him, Brown said he took down the signs because his home address had been leaked and he feared for his family’s safety.