A police officer from Kentucky was recently fired from duty after allegedly sharing information with BLM protesters.

According to local media outlets, the Kentucky police officer was immediately removed from his duties on Friday when allegations of sharing organizer information with protesters from the Black Lives Matter Movement surfaced.

The information related to news about other police officers working protests that could further be used to harass, intimidate, or even insult, mentioned reports.

The officer from Lexington in Kentucky was identified as Jervis Middleton. He was swiftly relieved from his official duties right after a unanimous vote took place by the department’s Urban County Council. This was following a mega 9-hour hearing as well as 2 long hours of intense deliberations regarding the appalling incident.

“Officer Middleton’s code of conduct during such a highly stressful as well as potentially vulnerable time during our community’s history- clearly shows that he no longer deserves to a police officer.” This statement was made by Keith Horn, who is a leading lawyer for Lexington city, as reported by the Herald-Leader.

It was Lexington’s Police Chief as well as one internal disciplinary board who recommended dismissing Middleton from his duties immediately after several violations of their policies. Moreover, they claim the officer not only shared internal department information but also lied about his actions too.

Other than that, the officer had also been demoted in recent times for another complaint regarding some people’s accusations of how he used departmental resources to find information about some woman that he was allegedly involved with romantically.

The department strongly felt that despite several warnings like these to shape up his actions, the officer continuously failed to prove himself, disappointing so many along the way. “After all of this, I just can’t see him coming back,” mentioned the Lexington police chief.

On the other hand, his lawyers claim that the officer should not be fired because the information that he shared with others did not jeopardize any other officers or their safety. Hence, it must be considered as a clause for freedom of speech.