Gretna police officer's Facebook post says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'needs a round'

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A Louisiana police officer last week said in a Facebook post that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a "vile idiot" who should be shot.

A screenshot of the post by veteran Gretna police officer Charlie Rispoli was taken by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. In it, Rispoli shares a blog post that falsely claims the New York Democrat said, "We pay soldiers too much."

"This vile idiot needs a round," reads Rispoli's remarks above Ocasio-Cortez's image. "And I don't mean the kind she used to serve," he adds, referring to her prior career as a bartender.

Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson said the post was "disturbing" but did not think Rispoli, who has been with the department since 2005, intended it as a genuine threat, the Time-Picayune reported.

"I will tell you this: This will not go unchecked," Lawson said, according to the paper. "I’m not going to take this lightly and this will be dealt with on our end. It’s not something we want someone that’s affiliated with our department to make these types of statements. That’s not going to happen."

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