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Michigan police officer on leave after KKK items found in home

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MUSKEGON, Mich. – A Michigan police officer is being investigated after items associated with white supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan were found inside his home.

UPDATE: Michigan police officer fired after KKK items found in home

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Muskegon officer Charles Anderson has been placed on administrative leave after the items were brought to the attention of the police department.

The items were found by a couple touring Anderson's home in Holton, which was listed for sale, according to WOOD.

Robert Mathis, who is black, noticed several confederate flags during the tour of the for-sale home conducted by his own realtor. In one of the bedrooms, the couple noticed a framed Ku Klux Klan document. 

"There's just this one plaque on the wall, so I walk over to the wall and take a closer look, it said it was a KKK application," Mathis told WOOD. "I said, ‘I want to get out [of] here right now.'"

"To know that I was walking around on property associated with some type of racism, some type of hate, when I got outside I felt like I needed to be dipped in sanitizer," he said.

The City of Muskegon released this statement on Thursday:

The Muskegon Police Department has opened an internal investigation after a social media post was brought to our attention accusing an officer of being in possession of certain items associated with a white supremacy group. The officer was immediately placed on administrative leave, pending a thorough investigation.

The City of Muskegon requests your patience as we thoroughly investigate this issue. Further information will be available upon completion of the investigation.


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