FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A deputy in Florida has been reprimanded for wearing a patch representing the right-wing conspiracy theory “QAnon” when he met Vice President Mike Pence.
Sgt. Matt Patten of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office was given a written reprimand on Monday.
He also was removed from a joint investigations division with federal agents and the agency’s SWAT department.
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Television station WFOR reports Patten wore the “Q’’ patch on his official uniform when he met with Pence last Friday while serving as part of the security detail for the vice president’s visit in South Florida.
A photo captured the encounter.
“QAnon” is a right-wing conspiracy theory that started on an online message board and has been spread by Trump supporters.
The sheriff’s office says wearing the patch violated its employees’ conduct policy.
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Information from: WFOR-TV, http://www.wfor.com/
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