ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - The Roanoke Police Department is providing information about an incident that occurred on February 1, 2013 at WDBJ7 involving Vester Lee Flanagan II.
An officer responded to a disorder call at the station on that date at 9:07 a.m. Upon arrival, a WDBJ7 supervisor told the officer that a recently terminated employee, Vester Lee Flanagan II, was refusing to leave and was becoming disorderly.
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According to Roanoke police, the officer spoke with Flanagan, who was seated in a chair and attempting to place calls on a company phone. The officer advised Flanagan that he needed to leave the property.
Police say Flanagan began to leave the building, and as he was exiting, yelled "Ya'll are white trash mother [expletive]!". He threw a ball cap and said "And you can keep this piece of [expletive]".
Flanagan asked that he be provided a letter of termination. Roanoke police say the officer walked with Flanagan to the parking lot, where Flanagan waited in his personal car until he was provided paperwork associated with his termination.
Flanagan then left the property with no other issues, police say.