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Officer Jervis Middleton found guilty on two counts, fired
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Jervis Middleton
and last updated 2021-02-20 16:59:55-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â We re learning more details into the investigation that led to the firing of a Lexington police officer.
LEX 18 obtained a memorandum from the Lexington Police Department which summarizes the investigation into Officer Jervis Middleton.
The document outlines Facebook Messenger conversations between Middleton and Sarah Williams, described by LPD as a known protestor who organized the Police Accountability Protest in Lexington Kentucky, beginning sometime in May 2020. The protests in Lexington began after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, and coincided with the Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville.
UK Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2021) Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton announced last week that University of Kentucky Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Lisa Higgins-Hord will work to implement the Mayor’s Racial Justice and Equality Commission recommendations and other equity issues.
“We’ve made progress on implementing these recommendations, but I want to move faster by placing prominence on this work, so we are giving this effort a huge boost,” Gorton said. “Lisa is going to help us take action on these reforms.”
Higgins-Hord will oversee a City Hall team that has been working to implement the commission’s recommendations and other equity issues, while continuing her work at UK.