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IT’S JUST SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE. DETAILS ARE STILL BEING FINALIZED. A JURY HAS RULED IN FAVOR OF RAPPER AFROMAN IN A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE ADAMS COUNTY DEPUTIES OVER A VIRAL MUSIC VIDEO YESTERDAY, JURORS FOUND AFROMAN NOT LIABLE ON ALL 13 CLAIMS, INCLUDING DEFAMATION AND INVASION OF PRIVACY. THE CASE STEMS FROM A 2022 SEARCH OF THE RAPPER’S HOME, WHERE DEPUTIES WERE LOOKING FOR DRUGS AND A POSSIBLE KIDNAPING VICTIM. AUTHORITIES FOUND NEITHER AND NO CHARGES WERE FILED. AFROMAN LATER USED SECURITY FOOTAGE FROM THE RAID IN SEVERAL MUSIC VIDEOS. THOSE GAINED MILLIONS OF VIEWS ONLINE. DEPUTIES ARGUED THE VIDEOS HARMED THEIR REPUTATIONS ON THE STAND AFTER A MAN SAID HIS ACTIONS WERE PROTECTED UNDER FREE SPEECH AND THAT ANY FALLOUT, THE RESULT OF T
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‘May want to Google it’: Wrong sheriff’s office targeted with messages after Afroman case
The recent Afroman case in Adams County, Ohio, received a lot of attention online, but many comments, messages, and phone calls were directed towards the wrong sheriff’s office.That’s because it turns out there’s an Adams County in Colorado. A jury has ruled in favor of rapper Afroman, dismissing all 13 claims from Adams County, Ohio, deputies who argued his viral music video harmed their reputations.Why a Colorado sheriff office is speaking out after an the Ohio caseIn a Facebook post, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said it has received a “flood of social media comments, DMs, and phone calls” about the case involving Afroman.”It’s clear this is important to a lot of people. There’s just one small issue: that’s the ACSO in Ohio. We are the ACSO in #Colorado. Different states, same name,” Colorado deputies posted.A video attached to the social media post shows some of the messages the Colorado office received, and features Sgt. Shea Haney, who is the public information officer.”We want to provide you a quick geography lesson,” Haney says in the video, which features a map of the United States showing where each state is located. “We are the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado. They are the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio.””Before you start sending us messages, calling us, emailing us, DMing us, you may want to Google it,” Haney says in the video. About the case in OhioThe case stemmed from a 2022 search of the rapper’s home, where Adams County, Ohio, deputies were looking for drugs and a possible kidnapping victim. Authorities found neither, and no charges were filed. Afroman later used security footage from that raid in several music videos, which gained millions of views online. The Ohio deputies argued the videos harmed their reputations. On the stand, Afroman said his actions were protected under free speech and that any fallout was the result of the raid itself. He later posted online, calling the verdict a win for freedom of speech.
The recent Afroman case in Adams County, Ohio, received a lot of attention online, but many comments, messages, and phone calls were directed towards the wrong sheriff’s office.
That’s because it turns out there’s an Adams County in Colorado.
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A jury has ruled in favor of rapper Afroman, dismissing all 13 claims from Adams County, Ohio, deputies who argued his viral music video harmed their reputations.
Why a Colorado sheriff office is speaking out after an the Ohio case
In a Facebook post, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said it has received a “flood of social media comments, DMs, and phone calls” about the case involving Afroman.
“It’s clear this is important to a lot of people. There’s just one small issue: that’s the ACSO in Ohio. We are the ACSO in #Colorado. Different states, same name,” Colorado deputies posted.
A video attached to the social media post shows some of the messages the Colorado office received, and features Sgt. Shea Haney, who is the public information officer.
“We want to provide you a quick geography lesson,” Haney says in the video, which features a map of the United States showing where each state is located. “We are the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado. They are the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio.”
“Before you start sending us messages, calling us, emailing us, DMing us, you may want to Google it,” Haney says in the video.
About the case in Ohio
The case stemmed from a 2022 search of the rapper’s home, where Adams County, Ohio, deputies were looking for drugs and a possible kidnapping victim. Authorities found neither, and no charges were filed. Afroman later used security footage from that raid in several music videos, which gained millions of views online.
The Ohio deputies argued the videos harmed their reputations. On the stand, Afroman said his actions were protected under free speech and that any fallout was the result of the raid itself. He later posted online, calling the verdict a win for freedom of speech.
