Kansas City police officer Blayne Newton is a “threat to public safety.”
Those are not our words, but those of Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. But we certainly agree that Newton is a danger to the very community he took an oath to protect and serve.
Newton’s credibility is so badly damaged that Johnson said she can’t accept cases Newton is involved in. Further, the officer’s aggressive behavior makes him a liability to the police department and the taxpayers who fund his salary…