It's seems the employee 25-year-old Richard Deaver, ran the red-light riding on a scooter for the morning show at The Beat 92.9, when he was stopped by Springfield Police Officer James Whitehead.
Deaver is cohost of' KOSP's new morning "Rich and McClain in the Morning". He recently arrived in Springfield after a stint at WPLJ 95.5 MFM in NYC. Dawn McClain previously worked at crosstown Top40 KSPW 96.5 FM.
The traffic stop ended up taking about 24 minutes and Deaver wasn't happy about it. At some point, he began recording audio of his interactions with officers himself — a recording he would later upload to the online audio platform SoundCloud. A second officer and K-9 unit would search him for marijuana, but Deaver ended up leaving with two citations — one for allegedly disobeying the light, and another for allegedly not having a driver's license.
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By 8 a.m., the Springfield Police Officers Association had asked "all members, and the public at large" to boycott KOSP 92.9 FM, commonly known as 92.9 The Beat.
"If you use your position as a public figure to disparage an officer and lie about the facts, we have a problem with that," Association President Mike Evans told the News-Leader Friday morning.
KOSP is owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting. Employees at the company referred a reporter to the company's general manager, who did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
A police incident report compiled by Whitehead alleges Deaver "became irate" when he was stopped and told the traffic stop was due to running a flashing red light.
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