Officer's Halloween cemetery display in Jefferson County being called 'awful' and 'disrespectful'
The De Soto Police Department has launched an internal investigation after one of their officers' Halloween display he had in his front yard last year.
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Photos of a mock graveyard have been circulating on social media this week and many are finding the display disrespectful and offensive.
"We take it seriously and we're going to fully investigate," said De Soto Police Chief Jeff McCreary.
The photos show several crosses with names on them that are used as grave markers. The wording on one of the crosses says, "Here lies Michael Brown, a fat ghetto clown."
"I think it's absolutely wrong." said Mandy Peters.
People have been critical of the Halloween display on social media and in De Soto.
"I think it's absolutely ridiculous. It's awful," said Tammie Krodinger.
The officer who put up the display was hired by the De Soto Police Department in 2019. But McCreary wouldn't say if the officer was employed by the department at the time the display was up.
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