Clark County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant John Rodgers has worked for more than 20 years and currently serves as the Road Patrol Supervisor, but recent posts have him, and the department, in hot water. Rogers’ posts indicate that he would factor in a person’s voting record, in regard to the presidential race, when responding to calls. Some of those posts have been shared more than 250,000 times.
“I am sorry. If you support the Democrat Party I will not help you” and “The problem is that I know which of you supports the Democratic Party and I will not help you survive the end of days.”
Chief Deputy Mike Young sent a statement about their investigation into the posts.
“It is understood that while these comments are highly inappropriate, they in no means reflect the Clark County Sheriff’s Office delivery of service to ALL our community and does not reflect the mission and values of the Sheriff’s Office. The community has a right to be upset over the actions of Lt. Rodgers and he, as well as the Sheriff’s Office in general, will have to work even harder to replenish the trust of members of our community,” the statement read in part.
It appears Rogers may have used The Roseanne Barr Defense, Ambien:
Rodgers also wrote that he had been prescribed sleep aids by his doctor to help with a sleeping disorder.
“It does cause some of my communication to be ‘out of character’ which is a documented side effect,” Rodgers wrote.
