00:01:53.860But in 2022, then Richmond County Deputy Diana Santiago was recorded at least 27 times talking to an inmate at the Greene County Jail, putting your women become the men they want to marry.
00:02:08.100But women aren't going to be criminals, so they become cops or safety and the safety of her fellow deputies at risk.0.99
00:02:15.540We'll get to that inmate in just a minute.0.57
00:02:17.900But first, let's talk about those calls.
00:02:20.300In about half of them, Deputy Santiago is in uniform.
00:02:25.060I'm only doing it to make money for you.0.94
00:02:27.520That's not going to do that bulls**t.0.98
00:02:28.680And yes, she's actually driving her patrol car in this video call.1.00
00:03:00.260Fast forward to 2025 and Santiago's arrest in October.
00:03:04.400Documents show her connection to that same gang.
00:03:10.640According to her recent arrest warrant, she admitted to an intimate relationship with a member of LOE.
00:03:16.520It also says she admitted to visiting that member while she was on duty and using the Richmond County Sheriff's Office databases to look up information for him.
00:03:26.400That suspect is not the same person in these videos.
00:03:31.380This inmate is Raheem Brown, who at the time was facing felony drug charges in Greene County.
00:03:39.380Brown was arrested when he was out on bond, on murder and armed robbery charges for a shooting that killed a man in 2021 at the Budgetel on Fifth Street in Augusta.
00:06:15.980Officer Ashley Gonzalez has been fired.
00:06:18.760The police chief dismissed her earlier this afternoon.
00:06:21.520Now, this all unfolded after she posted a racist rant online that disturbed the community and the department.
00:06:27.740Nobody. Raina is live outside police headquarters with what I can't think of anything that would make me more racist than being a police officer.
00:06:35.600All right, ladies. I can't even imagine dealing with those ninjas day in and day out. It would drive me nuts.1.00
00:06:41.240It's so sad. But the chief is saying about this decision.
00:06:47.000Megan, police chief, no idea, says that her behavior was entirely unacceptable, that it has no place in this community, let alone the department.
00:06:56.040now many people were wondering why wasn't she fired immediately well police here did have to
00:07:01.700give her due process they had to follow state law by fully investigating in most cases an internal1.00
00:07:08.320investigation takes weeks sometimes months yeah that's the thing women we don't understand0.98
00:07:14.420there's consequences now i do racist rants right i do this for a living racist sexist homophobic0.69
00:07:19.420whatever um so i i don't but you understand you can't i'm unemployable that was my consequence0.73
00:07:26.620you can't do this and have a normal job this one was fast-trapped to take just days this all started
00:07:31.820when gonzalez posted on instagram a video of her using a racial slur more than 20 times at one
00:07:37.460point she said she quote hated black people gonzalez has been relieved of duty give her her0.91
00:07:43.600job back on monday and is now fine look at those those ninjas there thought the same thing but this0.90
00:07:49.520doesn't mean she is stripped of her texas peace officer license we spoke with retired houston
00:07:54.560police captain greg freeman he says the texas commission on law enforcement would have that
00:07:59.840authority without a criminal conviction or something of of that type of nature she'll still
00:08:06.740have a state certification but i suspect that there will be a huge outcry to certain uh political
00:08:16.180entities within austin to look at this very closely because is there a possibility all right1.00
00:08:21.780what does the comment say what do the comments say okay yeah racism aside she's too stupid to1.00
00:08:27.220be a police officer saying racist things while recording yourself and hitting send is low iq1.00
00:08:31.620you. Okay, that's fair. That's fair. Yeah, that's fair. She could be hired by another agency.
00:08:38.120Absolutely. There could be. What agency would do that? I don't know. Gonzalez can also appeal
00:08:43.520her firing, but Freeman told me he believes this case is cut and dry, that he's confident HPD did.
00:08:49.360Yeah, okay. All right, let's see who's next. Mount Vernon accused of driving son from Bronx
00:08:54.020gang shooting scene. Okay. Went from Mount Vernon public safety to getaway driver. Police arrested
00:08:59.980her lady what are you doing and her son this morning they say she drove the car for him
00:09:04.780after he shot at a rival gang member behind the bronx criminal courthouse last week and today
00:09:10.080i mean they go out and they work and they don't watch their kids and pay attention to them and
00:09:14.820then their kids become criminals that's where she went before a judge even though she's an0.83
00:09:18.380accomplished black woman he still raised a gang member eyewitness news reporter darla miles live1.00
00:09:23.940there now with the details. Darla. Mike and Sade, this shooting happened right behind this courthouse1.00
00:09:30.840in the middle of the day at around noon in the afternoon on June 29th. And prosecutors say that
00:09:37.04049-year-old Jennifer Lackert is accused of attempted murder, attempted assault. They say
00:09:44.160her son came in here for a court appearance, and instead of that, he's accused of a drive-by shooting.
00:09:50.62049-year-old Jennifer Lackert, a now former deputy commissioner of public safety for
00:09:56.080Mount Vernon police, entering a Bronx criminal courtroom, accused of participating in a wild
00:10:01.860drive-by shooting outside of the very same courthouse. Prosecutors detailing the allegations
00:10:08.160Tuesday afternoon arraignment, telling the court that the June 29th shooting is all captured on
00:10:13.640surveillance video. Lackert, her husband James, and son Chase are seen leaving their Soundview
00:10:19.080apartment that morning. Her 20 year old son is an alleged gang member and had a
00:10:23.560court appearance for a gun charge that day. But when he arrived, prosecutors
00:10:27.880say he opened fire outside at rival gang members, accusing Lacquard of getting
00:10:33.720behind the wheel and helping him flee the scene. The city of Mount Vernon
00:10:44.760issuing a statement saying, effective immediately, the city of Mount Vernon
00:10:48.760has terminated Jennifer Lackard's employment.
00:10:51.500The allegations are unrelated to her duties
00:10:54.340and do not stem from any conduct associated