A sheriff’s office in North Carolina terminated one of its detention officers after he allegedly posted “I am Antifa” on social media.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that Detention Officer Brian Edwards was terminated from his position after learning of “concerning social media posts,” according to a news release.

“I am Antifa,” an account belonging to Edwards posted to Bluesky on Friday. “And I will never comply with a fascist regime.”

Following Edwards’ post on social media, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Tina Sykes placed Edwards on administrative leave and an investigation was opened.

According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation “confirmed violations of both the Standards of Conduct and the Speech, Expression, and Social Networking sec

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