Mary Ann Twitty was the chief administrator in Ferguson’s much-criticized municipal court system.
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Ferguson Mayor James Knowles announced Wednesday that two city employees had been placed on administrative leave, while a third had been fired. He did not, however, identify the disciplined employees.
But according to a The New York Times report, the fired employee is Mary Ann Twitty. The Times described Twitty as a clerk who "wielded power nearly on par with a judge."
As of Thursday, Missouri's courts website described Twitty as an "assistant court clerk." She was the only administrator listed for Ferguson's municipal court. A LinkedIn page appearing to belong to Twitty lists her job as "court clerk at ferguson police dept."
Ferguson has not responded to BuzzFeed News' requests for comment.
The revelation of Twitty's firing comes after the Department of Justice report revealed that city employees had shared racist emails. During a news conference Wednesday Knowles said that "this type of behavior will not be tolerated in the Ferguson Police Department or any other department."
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