More than 50 cases tied to the former California cop who was exposed for sending racist text messages could potentially be thrown out, officials say.
Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen has been looking into the cases that Mark McNamara was involved in, NBC Bay Area reported. Last year, it was revealed that McNamara sent text messages using the N-word and saying, “I hate Black people.”
They were sent after the shooting of K’aun Green, a community college football player McNamara wounded at a Mexican restaurant in March 2022. Other messages that came to light showed McNamara repeatedly using the racial slur to refer to Green’s lawyer, Adanté Pointe.
“The other day this n— lawyer is like Mr. McNamara, you know we can still find you guilty of excessive force right? I’m like, hmmm yeah then (what) happens?? … Think I give a f— what y’all n— think?!???? I’ll shoot you too!!!!!” he wrote.
McNamara resigned from the San Jose Police Department and lost his certification in November amid the ongoing backlash. Chief Anthony Mata stood firm on the decision as part of his commitment to “anti-racism culture.”