Williamson County Sheriff's Office

Williamson County Sheriff’s commander resigns after social media post criticism

By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
Posted 9/3/19

Williamson County Patrol Division Cmdr. Steve Deaton has resigned amidst heavy criticism and controversy over several graphic social media post created by him depicting Barbies and Elf on the Shelf dolls depicting  the graphic dismemberment of a black athlete and jokes about date rape.

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