The fallout continues for the Portage County Sheriff after he made a controversial Facebook post on his public page.
Friday afternoon, the Board of Elections dropped the sheriff, which means county security will provide coverage during in-person early voting after hearing concerns about “perceived intimidation” by sheriff Bruce Zuchowski “against certain voters.”
In a Facebook post, the sheriff wrote that citizens should write down the addresses of Vice President Kamala Harris’s supporters so they can take in immigrants — or, as he said, “human locusts.”
‘Human locust’: Portage Sheriff posts divisive message on Facebook
“I believe on TV, I said it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. And I’ll stick with that,” said Commissioner Tony Badalamenti. “And I don’t accept the excuse that he said it as a private citizen.”
Badalamenti told News 5 that the BOE made the request this afternoon.