A Metro Nashville police officer has been decommissioned while the department investigates an allegation that he shouted a homophobic slur at two men in another vehicle last week.
Luke Watson, a co-founder of Third Coast Comedy Club and The Silo Market, posted the allegation on Wednesday night and included the vehicle identification number. He told the Banner that he and another man were in the back of a rideshare vehicle on the way home from a date when an MNPD SUV pulled up next to them.
Upon seeing the officer “glaring” at him, Watson said he raised his middle finger. In response, Watson said, the officer shone his flashlight at the driver and ordered him to put the windows down. At that point, Watson said, the officer cursed and yelled a homophobic slur at the men before driving off…