Investigation reveals impersonator acting as wife of Police Officer posts racist Facebook comments
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KAYSVILLE, Utah â An investigation has revealed that racist Facebook comments were made by a fake account in an attempt to impersonate the wife of a Kaysville Police Officer.
The comments were originally made at the end of May on KTVX ABC4âs Facebook page. The comments expressed support of then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested after a video showed him kneeling on Floyd s neck for several minutes.
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KAYSVILLE – An officer with the Kaysville Police Department was back on the job Wednesday, almost eight months after someone impersonated his wife online and made racist comments.
Officer Michael Criddle will never forget May 28, 2020. Our lives were destroyed everything we had worked for, Criddle said.
The impersonator posted derogatory comments about the death of George Floyd on a local TV station s Facebook page under a fake Facebook profile that claimed to be his wife, Amber Criddle.
Kaysville Police Chief Sol Oberg took quick action. We immediately pulled in Officer Criddle, he said.
Michael Criddle was put on administrative leave so an investigation could start. He was devastated.