A officer with the City of Columbia was fired this week following “insubordinate behavior”, FOX 17 News reports.
According to a document obtained by FOX 17 News, Ty Cobb was terminated after the City of Columbia received text messages that show a continuation of unacceptable behaviors from Cobb during his probation.
The text messages include the following:
- A message calling another city employee “dumb*ss”;
- A message falsely accusing the chief of police of being involved in an attempted break-in at the apartment of the person who sent the text;
- A message offering to pay for favorable news stories which would benefit your interest.
The document states Cobb was placed on suspension for 30 days and on probation for a year for insubordinate behavior back in October 2023.
Cobb was terminated on March 12.
