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 late January . Colleague Alex Alvarez , 22 , resigned in March during investigation .
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 .