LEE BIEGERT

Arbitration for a San Antonio police officer fired earlier this year for directing a racist and sexist tirade toward a funeral home director wrapped up Wednesday, but not before nearly two hours of testimony from SAPD Chief William McManus.

Arbitration began Tuesday for a San Antonio police officer who was caught directing a racist and sexist tirade toward a funeral home director.

A San Antonio police officer was fired in late February after SAPD investigators were provided a recording of him directing an expletive-filled tirade toward a woman, suspension records released this week confirm.

Sixteen fired San Antonio police officers, some of whom have been off the job for over a year, are now pending arbitration amid a growing backlog of cases, city records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.