Two San Jose Police Department officers associated with the racist scandal involving former cop Mark McNamara have been publicly identified.
Local news station KTVU was able to gather their names from unredacted documents. According to the report, one of them, Brandon LeTemplier, remains at the department but is currently on paid administrative leave. William Haggerty was employed at the agency for three years — from 2017 to 2020.
McNamara resigned from the department amid the discovery that he sent racist texts to other employees. It stemmed from a shooting where he shot K’aun Green, a Black college athlete, outside a Mexican restaurant in 2022.
Following the incident, McNamara used racial slurs, stating, “I hate Black people” in messages referring to Green. Other exposed messages showed McNamara using offensive language and threatening Green’s lawyer, Adanté Pointer. The victim filed a lawsuit against him and the city of San Jose last year.
McNamara officially lost his certification in November. However, KTVU reported that LeTemplier and Haggerty — who are accused of exchanging texts with McNamara about the shooting — are not prohibited from working for other departments.
In one message obtained by KTVU, Haggerty allegedly texted McNamara about Green’s defense team, saying: “Why don’t Black people have any sense in their head?” According to the report, Haggerty was sworn in as an officer in Minnesota two years ago but stepped down in November, days after the scandal made headlines.
It’s unclear if all the messages made by LeTemplier and Haggerty have been released. Angel Alexander, a lawyer who also represents Green, stressed the importance of transparency regarding law enforcement officers demonstrating racial bias.
“If people had contact with these officers, they need to know whether that contact was done with any type of underlying racial bias or animus,” Alexander told the outlet. “If you have…
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