A Wisconsin police officer who reenacted the killing of George Floyd on a student while he was substitute teaching at a school in Woodbury, Minnesota has resigned.
Steven Williams’ last day on the job with the Prescott Police department is Friday. Documents say he resigned in lieu of termination. The separation agreement also states the city will not reemploy him.
In addition to the reenactment, students in a Woodbury classroom said he repeatedly used racial comments and told sexist jokes, also saying that “police brutality is not real.”
According to a letter sent by school officials, Williams was accused of twisting a student’s arm behind the student’s back and showing pressure points on the chin and face. He also mimicked holding a gun and pointing it at students while sharing disturbing details about previous police investigations, according to the letter.
The principal of the school called the comments reprehensible. After the incident, a statement from the City of Prescott and the Prescott Police Department said they “find the current allegations, if true, made against Mr. Williams to be very disturbing, reprehensible, and we in no way condone his actions.”