A rookie Richmond police officer has resigned after photos surfaced of him posing at a Halloween costume party with a friend dressed as a Ku Klux Klan member as the men give Nazi-like salutes, officials said Thursday.
Ben Murdoch, 27, quit the force Wednesday after he was interviewed by internal-affairs investigators about the photos, which were taken at a party at his San Jose apartment on Saturday night, said his attorney, Michael Rains.
Murdoch, clad in a wig and headband and holding a guitar like a rock star, is pictured with a friend dressed like member of the KKK, with a white sheet and a conical hat, Rains said. Both men have their arms raised in an apparent mock-Nazi salute, the attorney said.
In an interview Thursday, Murdoch said a friend of his took the photos, which he then put on his MySpace page. Someone from within his circle of friends – who was not at the party – then made them public, he said.
People came as prisoners, correctional officers and gangsters with Uzis, Murdoch said. “Since I am a cop, should I have not let them in? Satan showed up. Since I am Christian, should I have not let him in?” he asked.
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