‘Anyone Else … They’re Fired. I Promise’.: Colorado Bureau Officer Who Accidentally Records Himself Using Racial Slur Faces No Punishment Thanks to His Connections, Insiders Say

It started as a Valentine’s Day call from a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent to an unnamed woman. After some bedroom talk, the conversation turned to who might’ve been behind a mass shooting during a parade celebrating the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. “Let me guess, a f*****g [N-word],” Doug Pearson speculated in a February 2024 call uncovered by Denver TV station KMGH. Pearson didn’t know that he had activated his body camera nearly a half-hour earlier. He was on duty, in a state-issued vehicle, awaiting a SWAT team’s arrival. CBI agent accused of receiving preferential treatment after using a racial slur. (Credit: Denver 7 Video Screengrab) An internal investigation concluded his behavior “would bring the CBI into disrepute if it was publicly known, and brings discredit upon Agent Pearson as an employee of CBI,” according to the KMGH report. Investigators found he violated the department’s code of ethics and professional conduct policy by using the racial epithet. But Pearson wasn’t fired. And it’s unclear he was even suspended. KMGH obtained a copy of Pearson’s time card from April 1, when the internal report was completed, through Sept. 26. It does not show any time off for disciplinary reasons....