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Noose hung at Meridian mayoral candidate’s office
Someone hung a noose with a stuffed animal outside the office a Meridian mayoral candidate.
Meridian police tell WTOK-TV they found a hooded baby blanket with a stuffed dog’s head hanging by a noose Thursday morning. It was outside the insurance office of Percy Bland, a Democratic candidate for mayor. Bland is black.
The Meridian Police Department characterizes the incident as a hate crime and sent evidence to the FBI for analysis. […]