Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s nominee for the Fire and Police Commission was found leaving a loaded gun in a Mitchell Airport bathroom.
Jordan Morales, who has gotten the support of Mayor Cavalier Johnson, was fired from his air traffic controller post at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport in 2022. Morales, left a loaded handgun in a bathroom stall, which prompted his termination.
Johnson nominated Morales to replace former commission Vice Chair Bree Spencer, whose term expired on the 13th of July. Morales works as an assistant superintendent for Mortenson Construction, chairs Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission, and serves as a noncommissioned officer in the Wisconsin Air National Guard. (RELATED: David Crowley Reenters Wisconsin Governor’s Race After Rodriguez Withdrawal)
In the report, Morales told Milwaukee County Sheriffs he had forgotten that he was carrying the firearm when he entered the facility. The tower supervisor found the gun and immediately called in the Sheriff’s around 7:30 pm. Bringing a gun into a secure area in an airport is a felony, and bringing it into an air traffic control facility is punishable by up to a year in prison. Morales was suspended by the Airport, and was then asked to resign from his post. He was never formally charged federally or by the state.
“Mr. Morales stated that he was running errands immediately before work and had his concealed carry weapon on his person the whole time,” a deputy wrote in his report.
Morales is not running for a public elected post. He must instead win the confirmation from Milwaukee’s Common Council. The Common Council last rejected a mayoral appointed candidate in 2019. When the common council rejected a 28 year-police veteran with an unblemished record and experience with volunteering in the community. (RELATED:Milwaukee Residents Face Rising Costs, School Failure and Police Staffing Crisis)
Mayor Johnson’s last pick was Krissie Fung, was nominated in January of 2025. Fung was the commissioner for over 1,000 police pursuits, where there was a record number of deaths from these pursuits. The Milwaukee Police also came under scrutiny after MPD introduced facial technology without policy, and abused Flock surveillance cameras.
