‘Is This the N—er Chief?’: Black Cop In Mostly White West Virginia Town Says He Received Text Declaring ‘This Means War’ After Becoming Chief, Discrimination Lawsuit Says
Lamon Simpson, 31, took the job in the mostly white Town of Rivesville, population 830, in September 2021, becoming the town’s first full-time police chief and, at the time, its only police officer. Early on, town officials lauded his performance. Councilman Frank Moore “spoke approvingly of Simpson” at a town meeting in February of 2022,…
