An Ohio sheriff's office official has reportedly told Democrats that he would not respond to their emergency calls because of their party affiliation.
In the days leading up to the November presidential election, Clark County's Lieutenant John Rodgers said he would use voter registration records to determine which calls he responded to.
According to WHIO, Rodgers' posts had been shared over 250,000 times on social media as of Friday.
The station reviewed social media posts with the threats from Rodgers.
"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," he reportedly wrote.
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One post demanded "proof of who you voted for" from residents seeking help.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office told WHIO that an investigation had been launched into the social media 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," a statement from the department said.
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Rodgers suggested that he was under the influence of sleep aids when he wrote the posts.
"It does cause some of my communication to be 'out of character' which is a documented side effect," Rodgers explained in one post.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office said Rodgers had received a written reprimand for violating the department's social media policy.