Michael Reynolds resigned from the NYPD after he was convicted of launching into a racist tirade toward a black woman and her children
The white police officer who was jailed for barging into a black woman’s Tennessee home and shouting racist slurs at her and her children has resigned, according to the NYPD.
Michael Reynolds had been told to go to NYPD headquarters at One Police Plaza on Thursday so that officials could begin their disciplinary case against him.
The result of which would have certainly led to him being fired, a police source explained to the New York Daily News.
Reynolds, who has been on modified duty, resigned. He will not receive a pension or health benefits.
‘His actions are wholly inconsistent with the values and standards the New York City Police Department expects and demands of its officers,’ said Acting Deputy Commissioner Devora Kaye, the NYPD’s top spokesperson.
The announcement comes after more than 12,000 people signed a petition calling Reynolds to be fired after his conviction.
The petition – called ‘Fire Racist Criminal Michael J Reynolds from the NYPD’ – highlights the now- 26-year-old’s racist tirade toward a black woman after kicking in the door to her Nashville home in July 2018.
‘Michael J Reynolds needs to be fired immediately,’ the petition declares.
The officer was said to have barged into Conese Halliburton’s home on July 9, 2018, while she was with her four sons – two of which were 8 and 11 at the time
Reynolds, of Manhattan North, was caught on surveillance footage walking down the street around 2.30am in the Nashville neighborhood
Last month, Reynolds was sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years’ probation after pleading no contest to three counts of assault and one count of aggravated criminal trespassing, the Tennessean reports.
The officer was said to have barged into Conese Halliburton’s home on July 9 while she was with her four sons – two of which were 8 and 11 at the time.
Reynolds, of Manhattan North, was later caught on surveillance footage walking down the street around 2.30am in the Nashville neighborhood.
In the video, a man’s voice is then heard shouting: ‘Try to shoot me, I’ll break every bone in your f**king neck. You f**king n***er.’
The man eventually left and a short time later Nashville police arrived but were unable to find him.
Halliburton said she confronted the Airbnb guests with her neighbor the next day. She shared that her four sons were at her home at the time of the incident.
During his trial, Reynolds shared that he had been suspended from the job for 30 days and added that he was also decommissioned. Reynolds remains with the department, however.
This month, Reynolds was sentenced to 15 days in jail and three years’ probation after pleading no contest to three counts of assault and one count of aggravated criminal trespassing
‘Because our criminal justice system is profoundly broken, ‘It ended with Reynolds getting [only] about two weeks in jail and three years probation,” the petition against Reynolds states.
‘To make matters worse, this racist criminal is still employed by the NYPD. There is no reasonable argument for leaving a violent, racist, convicted criminal on the police force, armed with a gun in New York City.’
Reynolds apologized for his part in the incident, explaining that he and two other NYPD officers had traveled to the area to celebrate his best friend’s bachelor party.
‘We appreciate Judge Fishburn for taking this case—and the attempted cover up—so seriously,’ attorney Daniel Horwitz said, according to WTVF.
‘However, we remain disgusted by every additional day that goes by without the NYPD terminating Michael Reynolds as an officer. Mr. Reynolds is a criminal and a racist who has no business carrying either a badge or a gun,’