The Hill A Virginia sheriff’s deputy was fired after officials said he shared threatening posts on social media targeting Chief Justice John Roberts and other public officials.
The Prince William County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Saturday on Facebook that officials were notified on Christmas Day about “disturbing comments being made on several social media outlets by a deputy sheriff.”
Prince William Sheriff Glendell Hill “was notified and ordered an Internal Affairs investigation. The investigation has concluded and the deputy has been terminated from employment with our office,” the statement continued.
The now-former sheriff’s deputy, Aaron Hoffman, has denied that he posted the comments, The Washington Post reported. He said an account he opened on Parler, a social media site that has grown in popularity among some conservative groups, was hacked…
