CT Examiner reporter Dan Tepfer has more:
Thompson, 39, is charged with second-degree inciting to injury, a felony under state law that applies when someone publicly or privately advocates, encourages, justifies, praises, incites or solicits the unlawful injury of a police officer.
…According to Thompson’s arrest warrant affidavit, Thompson posted a photo of Heo on his Instagram account on April 4 with the caption: “Somebody gotta die somebody should die with a badge on.”
That same day, the affidavit states, Thompson posted on the Instagram page a photo of officer Heo with a tombstone over his face with the letters R.I.P. The rap song “Die” by Beanie Sigel was attached to the post.
The affidavit states that officer Heo expressed concern for his safety and the safety of his family as a result of the posts.
During his recent arraignment on the charges in state Superior Court, Thompson repeatedly told Judge Scott Jones that he intended to represent himself on the charges and claimed he was exercising his right to free speech when he made the postings.
