Paris, Tenn.–A Henry County Sheriff’s deputy has been suspended following a Facebook post Friday.
Cpl. Stacey Bostwick has been suspended with pay until Monday when his supervisors at the department will decide “the exact course of action the department will take”, Sheriff Monte Belew said Saturday morning. Belew said Bostwick’s suspension includes all secondary employment (as a paramedic and firefighter).
“On Monday, his immediate supervisors will meet to decide the exact course of action the department will take and to determine what other training will be required for the department in general,” Belew said.
An announcement of the decision will be made Monday, he said.
In the statement issued by the sheriff’s office, the suspension was announced:
“It has come to our attention that earlier today one of our deputies, Cpl. Stacey Bostwick posted an extremely insensitive post on Facebook. While we do not condone rioting or looting we also whole heartedly do not condone what happened to George Floyd in Minnesota. We at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office strive to be servants of the community and Cpl. Bostwick’s post DOES NOT reflect the values or morals of this department. As a result of these events Cpl. Bostwick has been suspended. We do hope that this single event does not undo all of the good Cpl. Bostwick has done in his career as a Law Enforcement Officer, Paramedic and Firefighter. This is NOT WHO WE ARE at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and we apologize for the insensitive remarks made and will make every effort to regain the trust and support of the community as a whole.