'Satan's Spawn on Earth' | Boone Co. Commissioner Criticized for Facebook Post Attacking Democrats

'Satan's spawn on earth' | Boone Co. commissioner criticized for Facebook post attacking Democrats

A Boone County commissioner is under fire for controversial comments he made on Facebook following the murder of political activist Charlie Kirk.County Commissioner Chet Hand, who is running for Judge Executive in November, made a post on Facebook just hours after Kirk was shot.In the post, he expressed his prayers for the Kirk family.Hand then went on to say, in part, "Democrats are the party of political violence, intolerance, hate, anger, and…

Social media posts spark Boone County residents to ask for changes to ethics policies

What you need to know An overflow crowd at Tuesday’s Boone County Fiscal Court meeting forced people to watch from the hallway Many speakers were asking for an apology from Commissioner Chet Hand about recent social media posts Hand declined to apologize An overflow crowd attended the Boone County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday night, where Commissioner Chet Hand declined to apologize to a crowd largely gathered to request he do just that. After …