The chief has been under scrutiny by the FPC and faced criticism by other city officials on issues ranging from the MPD’s use of tear gas during the Milwaukee demonstrations protesting the George Floyd murder at the hands of a Minneapolis officer, to the discipline of an off-duty MPD officer, Michael Mattioli, who has been charged with the murder of Joel Acevedo. Morales has not fired Mattioli, nor has he taken any disciplinary action against an officer who knelt on the neck of a face-down, prone protestor during the Floyd protests.