Incident

Date	Jan 01, 2014
Department	Christopher Newport University (CNU) Police
Officers	Craig R. Ozment , Brandon ("scott") S. Austin
Address	12270 Warwick Boulevard Newport News, VA
Tags	College & University \| CNU \| Racism \|

Incident Description

While few details are known publicly, it was reported that Officers Craig Ozment and Brandon Scott Austin, then employed as police officers at Christopher Newport University, allegedly used racial slurs and threatened fellow employees in the department.

According to the Daily Press, "A federal civil rights agency concluded... that Christopher Newport University police officers subjected two co-workers to death threats and a hostile work environment last year, in violation of federal law. CNU President Paul Trible said the agency’s findings weren’t valid, and said he plans to take no action in response to the finding except fighting the case in court if necessary."

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CNU Rejects Finding of Discriminatory Actions
"The ruling calls on the university to discipline officers Craig Ozment and Brandon Scott Austin, who Nowinsky and Thomas said made racial slurs.... Nowinsky... resigned last fall, claiming two police officers made racial slurs about students and employees... Thomas resigned as a campus police officer in early February, claiming she’d been called a 'Black b****' by one of the officers and that he threatened to kill her when she protested... [A]nother Black security guard and Black police officer resigned... during the past year, saying discrimination or racial tensions drove them out..." - The Daily Press (April 4, 2003)