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. This is one of the most hardest things I've ever had to go through, I've never had something taken from me without just cause." Jones says she is asking for her job back and compensation to make up for the time off.

Former Warrensville Heights officer speaks out after Facebook rant about police shootings goes viral

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.