BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – A since-deleted video, posted online by the Bloomington Police Chief is raising questions about law enforcement’s ability to work with Hennepin County’s top prosecutor.
“I fully expect to get in trouble for this, it is what it is,” said Chief Booker Hodges in the five-minute video.
In the video that was quickly removed last month, Hodges challenged the leadership of Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. FOX 9 obtained a copy of the video after filing a public data request with the city of Bloomington.
“Mary Moriarty, we got a lot of relationship rebuilding to do,” Hodges said while in full uniform, staring into the camera, with an official city of Bloomington and police department backdrop behind him.
The five-minute video was first posted on the police department’s public YouTube page with Hodges outlining his frustrations with Moriarty.
“I will not allow someone in such a position to disparage this profession,” said Hodges.
Hodges posted the video on …