‘You’re the problem!’ Furious Antioch mayor calls out his critics during council meeting

A controversy over racist and homophobic text messages circulated among Antioch police officers spilled over into Tuesday night’s Antioch City Council meeting, where Mayor Lamar Thorpe openly challenged at least one critic who called for an investigation into Thorpe.

“You wanna go outside right now — let’s go! I am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community apologizing for the racism that is going on in this community,” Thorpe said in the meeting, standing behind his seat and pointing. “You’re the problem! You’re the problem!”