Twelve criminal cases , two criminal misdemeanor cases and one juvenile case involving one or more of the officers were dismissed . Officers exchanged ' inexcusable ' racist text messages , police chief said . Messages referred to ' killing n * * * * * * ' ; one said , ' I 'd have that noose ready ' Alvarez also created video featuring Obama sporting razor - capped teeth . Other messages included pictures of attacks on minorities and use of N - word . James Wells , Jason ##son and ben Sousa were dismissed in March . Colleague Alex Alvarez , 22 , resigned in late January during protests .
Twelve felony cases , 19 criminal misdemeanor cases and one juvenile case involving one or more of the officers were dismissed . Officers exchanged 'inexcusable ' racist text messages , police chief said . Messages referred to 'killing n****** ' ; one said , ' I 'd have that noose ready ' Alvarez also created video featuring Obama sporting gold-capped teeth . Other clips included pictures of attacks on minorities and use of N-word . James Wells , Jason Holding and Christopher Sousa were fired in March . Colleague Alex Alvarez , 22 , resigned in late January during investigation .