A sheriff’s lieutenant in an Ohio county The center of Donald Trump’s false claims He allegedly wrote several Facebook posts about Haitian immigrants saying he would not help people in distress if they voted Democrat.

Lt. John Rodgers of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reportedly wrote in a Facebook post on Oct. 20: “I’m sorry. “If you support the Democratic party, I will not help you,” he said. who reports.

Her account did not appear in a Facebook search conducted by PEOPLE on Monday, Nov. 4.

In two other posts, dates not included in the screenshots shared by WHIO, Rodgers made similar comments, even saying he wouldn’t help a Democrat “survive the end of days.”

“The problem is, I know which of you supports the Democratic Party and I will not help you survive the end of days,” he wrote in one post, according to WHIO.

Another screenshot shows him claiming he would ask people for “evidence” of who they voted for.

“At the end of the day, if you ask for my help, I will ask you to provide evidence of who you voted for,” he wrote. “Guns and ammunition are not cheap.”

Rodgers later apologized for the remarks, saying they were “out of character” and attributing them to his sleeping pills. Associated Press reports.

His comments come weeks after Springfield, the seat of Clark County, became the center of Trump’s false claims that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating people’s pets. The allegations were: Refuted by Springfield city officials He said there was no credible evidence of such incidents in the city.

Rumors allegedly caused Bomb threat to schools and city buildings Allegedly caused by Trump’s claims America Today was reported at the time.

After Rodgers’ Facebook posts emerged, the sheriff’s office issued a statement saying they were “inappropriate” and did not reflect the feelings of the sheriff’s department.

“While these comments were deeply inappropriate, they are in no way reflective of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s service delivery to our ENTIRE community,” the statement said, according to WHIO, Associated Press and Associated Press. CBS News.

“The community has the right to be upset by Lt. Rodgers’ actions, and he and the Sheriff’s Office overall will have to work even harder to regain the trust of members of our community,” the statement said.

The sheriff’s department said he was not placed on leave, but received a written reprimand for violating the department’s social media policy, according to media outlets.

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In response to the reprimand, Rodgers reportedly claimed that he was unaware of the posts on his Facebook page and was unable to find them on his own page after a colleague alerted him. Springfield News-Sun.

He reportedly claimed he was taking sleeping pills, which caused him to act “out of character.” Springfield News-Sun and WHIO.

He said he deactivated his Facebook account after the posts emerged. Springfield News-Sun.

The Clark County sheriff’s office did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.