6-26-2018
SILVERDALE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper who flew a Confederate flag at his Silverdale home with his official vehicle parked underneath in view of neighbors has taken the flag down after his supervisors were tipped off by a public records request.
The Kitsap Sun reports it filed the request for Trooper James Manning’s personnel file and regulations regarding the display of potentially offensive symbols.
A State Patrol spokesman says Manning claimed he inherited the flag from his grandfather and that he wasn’t aware of the “implications” of the symbol.
The State Patrol says it isn’t investigating the matter as misconduct because Manning took down the flag.