City of Anniston Fires Police Officer For Membership In Hate Group
The City of Anniston, Alabama, announced this afternoon that it willfire acity police officerfollowing revelations abouthis membership with the white nationalist hate group League of the South (LOS) .
Doggrell spoke at the 2013 LOS national conference which was captured on video. A second Anniston police officer, Lt. Wayne Brown attended a LOS conference in 2013. Brown will be from the Anniston PD, according to WIAT 42.
Lt. Josh Doggrell will be fired.
— Jamie Ostroff (@JamieWIAT)
The City of Anniston also announced that itwillrevise its personnelpolicy. When first approached by the Southern Poverty Law Center about the officers, Anniston City Manager Brian Johnson called the LOS a“civic club,” and said there was little the city could do. Fortunately, that looks set to change.
is working on revising personnel policy to avoid another incident like this. — Jamie Ostroff (@JamieWIAT)
Johnson says Lt. Brown attended 2 League of the South meetings before determining the organization was too radical, and left the group. — Jamie Ostroff (@JamieWIAT)
. offers high praise for city's response & for handling of situation — Jamie Ostroff (@JamieWIAT)