Ex-Warrensville Heights police officer fired after viral rant about police shootings of black men speaks out

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A former Warrensville Heights police officer who was fired is suing for her job back. Nakia Jones says the department let her go over a Facebook Live post she made about law enforcement back in 2016. The department says Jones was fired because she violated its sick leave policy. Jones says she is asking for her job back and compensation to make up for the time off. This Saturday will mark two years since she was fired.

Ex-Warrensville Heights police officer fired after viral rant about police shootings of black men speaks out

"I wanted to let America know why I had to speak up," she said during a tearful press conference Thursday in the parking lot of Warrensville Heights library. In the seven-minute video, Jones spoke about how she believed racist white police officers have no business being in uniform. Warrensville Heights declined to comment about the lawsuit, citing their "policy is to not comment on ongoing litigation," said June Scharf, director of communications for Warrensville Heights. This is a national matter," Crump said. Jones and her attorneys are asking for Warrensville Heights police reinstate her as a patrol officer and her pension, and any damages she's endured since her firing.

Ex-Warrensville Heights officer says city fired her for viral Facebook video about police shootings

referring to CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former Warrensville Heights police officer who posted a Facebook video decrying use of force by officers says in a lawsuit that she was fired in retaliation for the video. While on leave, she attended public-speaking engagements, and the city fired her in October for misusing paid leave time, according to the lawsuit. In addition to the city, the lawsuit names Mayor Brad Sellers and police Chief Wesley Haynes as defendants. The mayor and chief held a meeting with the entire police department to discuss Jones' Facebook video. A week later, the city fired Jones, also citing other speaking engagements she attended while on medical leave, according to the suit.

Ex-Warrensville Heights officer says city fired her for viral Facebook video about police shootings

CLEVELAND - Former Warrensville Heights police officer, Nakia Jones spoke to News 5 about what life has been like since her opinions on Facebook regarding police brutality and the people they serve went viral in 2016. "If you wanna make a difference in the situation, you got to get in the situation," said Jones. The African American community is on edge, the Hispanic community, even white people." Jones said the video of Alton Sterling, an African American man in Louisiana, who was killed by police left her son afraid of the police. Watch the video by Nakia Jones that went viral in 2016.