TAMPA, Fla. – A university police officer in Florida whose Twitter bio described herself as a “KKK member” has been fired, officials said.
Former University of South Florida officer Presley Garcia, 26, said her friend added the description in 2015 and she had not used the account for years.
The investigation into Garcia began in July after a BayNews 9 reporter contacted the USF police department with screenshots of the Twitter account “@presleyyyg,” which read “KKK member."
The chief said USF officers have experienced having their doors kicked, vehicles photographed in their driveways and been followed to work while being “antagonized on the roadway” in recent months.
Garcia admitted the Twitter account was hers, but told investigators a friend added the phrase to her bio in 2015, the newspaper reported.