A former Minneapolis police officer alleges in a lawsuit against the city that Chief Brian O’Hara defamed and wrongfully fired him amid public criticism over an incident at his previous job.
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Last April, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told reporters he was "extremely concerned" to have "just learned" that a recruit had been involved in a high-profile use of force incident in a past law enforcement job in Fairfax County, Va. But internal emails obtained by the Star Tribune show the officer, Tyler Timberlake, had informed the city of the prior incident during his background .
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Last April, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told reporters he was "extremely concerned" to have "just learned" that a recruit had been involved in a high-profile use of force incident in a past law enforcement job in Fairfax County, Va. But internal emails obtained by the Star Tribune show the officer, Tyler Timberlake, had informed the city of the prior incident during his background .