A law firm released it’s findings to the Boise City Council last night, and says it doesn’t appear racism is an endemic in the Boise Police Department.

Steptoe & Johnson attorney Michael Bromwich told the city council the investigation into racism in the Boise Police Department found that many officers were surprised to find out about former captain Matthew Bryngelson’s white supremacist views.

The Idaho Press reports, the investigation showed while many in the department had negative view of Bryngelson, he eventually became a supervisor anyway. Bromwich also said Bryngelson was part of an internal club where members took care of each other.

Bryngelson spent more than 20 years with BPD before retiring in August 2022.