RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - An employee at the Pennington County State Attorney’s Office has been fired after making what officials say was a racist comment toward Native Americans.
A statement from State’s Attorney Mark Vargo says he first heard the accusation Tuesday night, after a social media post circulated about the comment.
The Rapid City Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2k89lI3 ) that Vargo says a citizen overheard the comment while she was visiting the state’s attorney’s office earlier in the week. A Facebook post by that woman said she heard the employee on the phone saying President Donald Trump should build a wall around the reservations, blocking in Native Americans.
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The employee who made the comment, who was not publicly named, no longer works for the county.
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Information from: Rapid City Journal, https://www.rapidcityjournal.com
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