A lieutenant with the local sheriff’s office said he would not protect the people who voted for Kamala Harris in social media posts that raised concerns among many people.
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Clark County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant John Rodgers has worked for the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more than twenty years and is currently the Road Patrol Supervisor, but recent positions have landed him and the department in hot water.
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Rodgers posted messages taking someone’s voting record regarding the presidential race into account when responding to calls. Some of those posts have been shared more than 250,000 times.
In a series of posts shown on News Center 7 at 5 p.mRodgers said things like “I’m sorry. If you support the Democratic Party, I won’t help you” and “The problem is, I know which of you supports the Democratic Party and I won’t help you survive the end of days.”
Another message indicated that people would have to “provide proof of who you voted for” if they asked Rodgers for help.
News Center 7 contacted the sheriff’s office on Friday and Chief Deputy Mike Young sent a statement about their investigation into the posts.
“It is clear that while these comments are highly inappropriate, they in no way reflect the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s service to our entire community and do not reflect the mission and values of the Sheriff’s Office. The community has a right to be angry about Lt. Rodgers’ actions and he, as well as the Sheriff’s Office at large, will have to work even harder to restore the trust of members of our community,” the statement said in part.
The statement referenced a possible medical issue involved in Rodgers’ actions.
News Center 7 also obtained the investigation file and found in an interoffice communication with regulators that Rodgers wrote, “I have no recollection of writing these messages or deleting messages.”
Rodgers also wrote that his doctor prescribed him sleeping pills to help with a sleep disorder.
“It causes some of my communications to be ‘out of character,’ which is a documented side effect,” Rodgers wrote.
The department apologized for Rodgers’ behavior and said he had been given a written reprimand for violating the department’s social media policy and would remain employed.
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