NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — For 19 years, Lt. William Kelly called the Norfolk Police Department home.
“It was a really good career choice for me,” Kelly said. “It was great. It’s a great organization. There’s great people.”
He went from beat officer to a lieutenant in Internal Affairs. His career ended April 19.
“It was unreal,” Kelly added. “I become a police office when I was 22 years old and it was life-changing.”
Kelly was fired last month for giving money to Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense fund. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two Black Lives Matter protesters last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kelly’s $25 donation was done anonymously through a crowdfunding site. His name surfaced after a data breach.
“In my mind I thought it was going to blow away,” Kelly said. “We have a 24-hour news cycle and I thought I would come back to work the next week.”
Kelly found himself the national spotlight. His donation was accompanied by these words: “You’ve done nothing wrong. Every rank and file police officer supports you.”
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