Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: Yes
Demoted: No
Suspended: No
Other Sanction:
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No
# of Days Suspended:
Sustained Charge: Violation of policy and unsatisfactory performance during the probationary period
Description: Summary of Allegations
During a shift in March 2023, probationary police officer Brandon Delaney was riding on patrol with another officer. While riding in a marked police vehicle, Officer Delaney, a White male, used a racial epithet commonly understood to be derogatory toward African Americans while speaking with a fellow officer, an African American male. This comment was not heard by a member of the public and was directed only at the other officer.
Summary of Factual Findings
Officer Delaney admitted to using the racial epithet while on duty in another officer's presence.
1. DPS Directive 026: Workplace Harassment
Finding: Sustained
Discipline Imposed: The officer was terminated for violation of policy and unsatisfactory performance during a probationary period.
