Former deputy's employment history may reveal troubling loopholes in Illinois law enforcement system

Records show the former deputy who shot Sonya Massey worked for multiple departments in the state of Illinois in just a handful of years. Senior Investigative Reporter Paula Vasan delves into how law enforcement officers in the state of Illinois are tracked.
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[ianbattles]

You can't get a job as an Uber driver with a DUI on your record, but you can get a job as a cop??? Why are cops held to a lower standard than Uber drivers???

[BXBSXB]

If 6 agencies in 4 years isn't a red flag then i don't know what is

[Kimberly-qgks]

The person who hired him needs to be fired and held accountable for this guy’s actions.

[patrickrom]

Stop hiring criminals as cops. The police departments doing this need to be held accountable.

[johnnysunday]

You gave a sociopathic rage filled alcoholic bully a badge and a gun...
What the F did you think would happen?

[lekkerblankastudio]

just remember they hire these criminals

[pattylettelier]

This guy should have never been allowed to wear a badge. He straight up murdered that poor lady.

[revolutionday]

His whole demeanor and attitude was absolute garbage from the minute he got on her doorstep.

[williamzander]

2 DUIs and the third is a felon how in the hell did they hire him embarrassing.

[OBrandt-ic]

Discharged from the army for “serious misconduct”, followed by 2 DUIs. And still got hired as a cop !

[stevent]

When I cop resigns from a department to avoid being fired or prosecuted, the department should be held accountable for not preventing this

[JoeyShae]

This is what a barbaric beast looks like.

[dmdcykey]

That man is a danger to society, lock him up...that's how it's supposed to work, correct?

[theone]

If she didn't call for help she would still be alive ...let that sink in

[LexusGX-OFF-ROAD]

8th-grade education ✔️
Fired from 6 departments in 4 years ✔️
6 years in the Army at rank of Private ✔️

[ranman]

The people responsible for hiring this guy definitely need to be held accountable

[Shreeree]

The way he spoke to her is something a PEACE office shouldn’t be speaking.
What a joke!

Hope he goes to cell block 1
Real justice would be served then

[jasonmilner]

Illinois! This trainwreck of an officer shouldnt be able to get a job in law enforcement in ANY state @ any level.

[StevenE-ly]

They had no reason to even go inside the house. They checked outside of her house and didn't find anybody and then she told them she didn't need anything from them anymore. But for some reason instead of just leaving at that point, they decide to do some "further investigating" and step into the house. Police officers job is to investigate crimes, they are not mental health professionals. What crime were they investigating at that point? They should have left her alone. No one called for a wellness check.

[Unbelievable]

The person who hired him should be charged as accessory to the murder