Cop Maybe Shouldn’t Have Posted This Fake Michael Brown Photo to Facebook

Kansas City police officer Marc Catron is under internal review following Facebook posts about Michael Brown, including one photo erroneously purported on social media to be a picture of Brown.

Catron posted to his feed comments like, “Remember how white people rioted after OJ’s acquittal? Me neither.” But it was the following photo that really got him in trouble:

That’s actually a picture of a murder defendant from Oregon.

People in the community saw Catron’s photos and alerted the police; the department said it was handling the case internally. Meanwhile, a Facebook page, “Marc Catron Isn’t worthy of the shield,” is already up and running.

Watch a segment on the story below, via KCTV:

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[h/t KCTV]

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