Cop fired for allegedly giving feces sandwich to homeless man

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>A San Antonio police officer, turned in by his own colleagues for allegedly giving a homeless man a sandwich made with feces, has been fired.

"This was a vile and disgusting act that violates our guiding principles of 'treating all with integrity, compassion, fairness and respect, " San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said in a statement. "The fact that his fellow officers were so disgusted with his actions that they reported him to internal affairs demonstrates that this type of behavior will never be tolerated."

>Officer Matt Luckhurst, reportedly made a "fecal sandwich," placed it in a styrofoam container and left it next to a sleeping homeless man in May, while on bike patrol, the Washington Post reported. Then, the chief said, he bragged about it to his fellow officers.

>"Firing this officer was the right thing to do," San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor said. "His actions were a betrayal of every value we have in our community, and he is not representative of our great police force."

>Luckhurst was a five-year member of the San Antonio force and was assigned downtown bike duty.

>An investigation in to the incident started in May after Luckhurst allegedly bragged to a fellow officer about the sandwich. The officer told him to go back and remove it, but another also reported it to a supervisor.

>The police tried to identify and locate the homeless man, to no avail, KSAT reported.

>The department's internal affairs office was notified of the incident in July when the incident was reported to a supervisor. The investigation was taken to civilian and sworn review boards, which recommended Luckhurst be suspended indefinitely.

>Ben Sifuentes Jr., Luckhurst's attorney, said McManus has a history of suspending officers without having all the facts.
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