McKenzie Mattingly

In January 2004, an undercover officer shot and killed a man during a drug buy (a sting operation) that went wrong. The officer was white; the deceased was black. There was incredible outrage that a race-inspired murder had been committed. The white officer was put on trial for murder and fired from the (Louisville) Jefferson County police force. He was later acquitted.
I was not there; I do not know what happened. I was not on the jury who acquitted him. But 12 people - 12 average people, pulled from their everyday lives and consulted on the matter - decided the officer was innocent of any wrongdoing. So, I can only conclude that the facts point to that conclusion.
So, a dedicated officer lost his job and had his picture plastered over the media and had his name slandered. After the acquittal, the police chief refused to give him back his job. I personally don't think that he could have returned to the force and been effective at the job after all the conflict. It would have been so hard to do, but he deserved that opportunity because our legal system declared he'd done nothing wrong. So, he pursued that job and that right. And today, he gave it up. Today, McKenzie Mattingly settled his case: he was reinstated, immediately resigned (as required by the settlement) and will receive $60K back pay.
Good for you, McKenzie!
McKenzie Mattingly "is now pursueing other types of business ventures" according to TheLouisvilleChannel.com. In fact, I got a letter in the mail from his lawn care service asking if I want him to trim my bushes or aerate my lawn. I wouldn't have even recognized the name, but my neighbor pointed it out.
I wonder if he enjoys lawn care as much as undercover police work.