The Garfield County sheriff issued a statement Wednesday, July 14, 2021, defending a deputy who arrested a woman later charged with a hate crime after she allegedly crumpled up a pro-police sign in front of him. “We are greatly disturbed by the hatred shown to law enforcement officers for no apparent reason,” he said.
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The Garfield County sheriff says the deputy who arrested a woman for allegedly stomping on a pro-police sign was singled out and attacked simply for being a law enforcement officer.
Sheriff James D. Perkins issued a prepared statement Wednesday five days after the arrest of a 19-year-old California woman who was later charged with a hate crime by Garfield County prosecutors was reported.
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