The Boulder County NAACP statement criticized Redfearn’s September appointment and called him “demonstrably anti-Black” and “dangerously culturally incompetent.” The group has previously called for his resignation, in part because of his involvement the night of 23-year-old Elijah McClain’s killing. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Boulder officials responded by saying the NAACP transcript was “incomplete …. According to the city’s release, a “disrespectful” exchange between Redfearn and NAACP member Darren O’Connor preceded Redfearn’s exchange with James. “Understandably,” the city wrote, “Chief Redfearn was emotional. But the NAACP Boulder County maintains that the call type change was a cover-up attempt and that Redfearn has “continued to evade accountability for his actions.”