Cop Who Trolled Ferguson Protesters Could Lose License After Threatening Wife

bodybuilder cop who ran an anonymous, protester-bashing Twitter account during Ferguson is now in danger of losing his peace officer's license for stalking and harassing his wife.

In a text message, Mike Weston threatened to kill his now-former spouse if she left him and took their child, the state Department of Public Safety says.

The 32-year-old was most recently a sergeant with the North County Police Cooperative, a force that patrols several small cities. He was suspended within days of the October 2017 incident and later fired for allegedly violating rules of the suspension.

Weston has since sued Vinita Park — his employer at the police co-op — for wrongful termination. He admits in the suit to threatening to kill his wife in a text but claims the real reason for his firing was a disability — Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from serving overseas as a Marine. (Weston and his attorney did not respond to requests for comment.)


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