SPD officer on leave after Facebook video

SHREVEPORT, La. — A Facebook video that some believe is threatening and racist has gotten a Shreveport Police Department officer put on paid administrative leave.”I’m gonna beat that n—– word out your m—– f—— a–,” Cpl. Cordaro Lee is seen uttering on the video, which his attorney says Lee recorded himself. Only Lee is seen close up in the video. You can hear another man in the background, who sources say was a prisoner.Attorney Pam Breedlove says of Lee, “He was not threatening. He was just having a conversation with the man who had called him the ‘n’ word.”She says Lee recorded the video about a year ago. He thinks he texted it to his sister at that time. The sister is the one who posted it to Facebook last week, according to Breedlove.A source inside the SPD say someone recognized the video as a Shreveport officer. That sparked an internal affairs investigation for possible policy violations.Breedlove says the prisoner also challenged Lee to a boxing match. That drew a response from Lee that troubles some commenters on Facebook.”I’m gonna beat your m—– f—— a–,  » Read More