Kentucky Man Jailed Over Halloween Decorations That Depicted Local Public Officials Being Hanged
A Kentucky man was arrested over the weekend after placing Halloween decorations in his front yard that depicted fake bodies labeled with titles of local government officials.
According to WKYT-TV, a 58-year-old Powell County man named Stephan Marcum was taken into custody Saturday after being accused of terroristic threatening.
People passing by the man’s home in the community of Stanton saw a Halloween display they found rather haunting.
Commonwealth Attorney Miranda King reported the scene to the Kentucky State Police.
The decorations included body bags marked with the titles of local officials, although no names were on the effigies.
According to an arrest citation, Marcum was taken into custody not long after.
“This is something you just don’t see every day,” Powell County Judge Executive Eddie Barnes, whose title was on one of the bags, told WKYT.
