Tennessee Sheriff Blames ‘Beyoncé’s Video’ for Shots Fired Near His Home

Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold reported shots fired outside his home late Monday night, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Tennessee sheriff Robert Arnold claimed a drive-by shooting at his house was inspired by the singer’s Super Bowl performance and its aftermath. The sheriff’s wife, 8-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son were unharmed, but Arnold said at the Tuesday press conference that the shooting bothered him “tremendously”.

Despite his history, the sheriff told reporters that he couldn’t think of a reason why he was targeted on Monday night’s drive-by “other than me being in my position, being the chief law enforcement officer in the county”. “I think that’s it. I don’t think of it being anywhere else”, Arnold said during a media availability Tuesday.

It’s deeply upsetting and frightening that Sheriff Arnold’s house was shot at, but it seems like a big leap to attribute the full inspiration for such a crime to a TIDAL exclusive.

He said the county has increased patroling in his neighborhood, and a deputy has been assigned to stay there at all times when his family is home.

One witness told Officer Steven Vajcner that he heard five to six gunshots. At the scene, evidence markers were placed at the location of at least three shell casings. Two neighbors told detectives they also heard gunfire.

Beyoncé also performed the track during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show with backup dancers who dressed as black panthers and formed an “X” formation, an apparent reference to Malcolm X.

“He immediately stopped the vehicle and looked around”, Vajcner said.

No one was injured in the shooting, she said, but the sheriff’s family was “shaken” by the incident. It’s been revealed that Arnold sold e-ciggaretes to jail inmates through a private company owned by his aunt and uncle, as well being charged for a “failure to adequately train and supervise his staff” after an inmate was brutally beaten in his cell, leading to permanent brain damage.

The Rutherford County sheriff later clarified his comments to the paper.