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HCSO Investigates Racially Offensive Social Media Post

  • Friday, June 19, 2020

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office was made aware on Friday of a racially offensive social media post suggesting taking violent actions toward those involved with Black Lives Matter.  

The HCSO initiated a fact finding investigation by its Criminal Investigations Division as well as a parallel internal investigation being conducted by our Internal Affairs Division.

The HCSO has made the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office aware of the post.

It is also coordinating investigative efforts with the local FBI Office and their specialized units.

There is not an employee who works at the HCSO by the name listed on the social media account therefore HCSO detectives are following all leads and utilizing forensic tools to identify and validate the source of the post. At this point, the suspect who placed the post has not been positively identified as an employee of the HCSO.

“This type of statement or conduct does not reflect our agency’s mission or values, nor will it be tolerated,” said Sheriff Jim Hammond.

As this is an ongoing criminal investigation, no further information or comments are available at this time.

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