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FRESNO, Calif.
A Fresno police officer who is a former member of the extremist Proud Boys group has been fired, it was announced Friday.
Officer Rick Fitzgerald had been on paid leave since an internal police investigation was launched last month after some people said he was seen wearing clothing associated with the white nationalist group while attending a rally in support of selling a local theatre to a church.
“It is clear to me that there were egregious violations of department policy,” Mayor Jerry Dyer said in a statement. “I am pleased that Officer Fitzgerald will no longer be serving as a police officer with the city of Fresno.”
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Rick Fitzgerald is speaking out hours after both the Fresno Police Department and the city s mayor announced he was terminated from the department for his involvement with the Proud Boys, a far right, extremist group.
Fitzgerald was put on administrative leave once the accusations came to light just three weeks ago when he was seen wearing clothing associated with the group while attending the Tower Theatre protests.
He didn t deny that he was once affiliated with the group, but says after seeing their behavior in Sacramento, he immediately walked away.