Fort Worth Police Officer Chadwick Hughes Fired For ‘Racially Insensitive’ Social Media Posts

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

February 9, 2021

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A Fort Worth police officer was fired Tuesday, Feb. 9, for “violating departmental General Orders related to social media use,” the department said in a news release.

Officer Chadwick Hughes was placed on restricted duty on Feb. 1, following the discovery by a fellow officer of “racially insensitive and inappropriate social media posts” the three-year veteran of the department published.

The Internal Affairs Unit became immediately involved and began investigating the matter, the Fort Worth Police Department said.

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