Pennsylvania State Trooper Investigated For Alleged Racial Joke: Reports

A spokesman for the Pennsylvania state police is under investigation for a racial joke he allegedly made on a radio station’s Facebook page in February, according to multiple media reports.

Trooper Tom Kelly’s joke was republished online after he allegedly made it in a comment on WILK News Radio’s page, Wilkes-Barre’s Citizens Voice reported.

Host Steve Corbett published an article that included Kelly’s alleged joke: “I fell on ice the other day, got up and my wallet was gone! Must have been black ice……:)”

State police spokespersons confirmed that they were aware of the situation and that internal affairs was investigating Kelly, according to Philly.com.

Corbett’s article alleged that Kelly said it was an old joke that was probably in bad taste, per reports.

Kelly is the director o the state police summer camp for kids, Camp Cadet, according to reports.

This is a developing story. Please check back for more information as it becomes available.