Rock County residents call for termination after employee’s social-media post about Charlie Kirk killing

Several Rock County residents urged the Board of Supervisors on Sept. 25 to discipline a county employee after a social-media post that, they said, celebrated the fatal shooting of commentator Charlie Kirk. The public speakers asked the board to apply county conduct rules and to explain why no public disciplinary action has been taken.

The request came during the public-comment period, where nine residents addressed the board and repeatedly called for termination of the county employee identified in comments as Heather Buchholtz. Antonio Nunez, a Janesville resident, read the post aloud and said it “celebrate[d]” the killing and used profanity. “The county expects all employees to demonstrate professional, competent and reasonable behavior,” Nunez told the board, citing “county policy 1.02” and asking whether the employee’s words met that standard.

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