The sheriff in Adams County, Pa., has a message for the nation: His department is, in fact, not located in Ohio.
In a statement on the sheriff’s official page, Adams County, Pa., sheriff Joshua Fitting shared that his department has received calls in recent days after Joseph Foreman, known as the rapper Afroman, won a trial against a different Adams County sheriff’s office – located not in Pennsylvania, but in Ohio.
Following the recent trial, many of those upset over the raid on Afroman’s home and the lawsuit that followed took to social media, phone calls, mail, and other avenues to voice their frustration against the sheriff’s office involved in the incident.
Not all of those who tried to send a message to the Ohio county’s sheriff found the right recipient, however, resulting in calls to the Pennsylvania sheriff.
“News update: We did not…arrest rapper Afroman,” wrote Fitting in the post.
“While we love all the calls and the colorful language with accents from around the county, I assure you it wasn’t this Adams County,” Fitting said.
“We ask you please verify the state before you call voicing your frustrating that our deputies arrested AfroMan,” the post continued. “As always our commitment is to the community, transparency and sometimes a little humor.”
Among the post’s comments, Fitting noted that there are 14 Adams County sheriffs in the United States.
Fitting wasn’t the only Adams County sheriff caught in the crossfire, however, with the sheriff’s office in Adams County, Colorado, taking to social media with a video to also explain they were not located in Ohio.
“This is us,” the video showed highlighting the state of Colorado. “This is not us,” it said as it showed Ohio. The same map highlighted many other states that have an Adams County in them – including Pennsylvania.
Afroman had been sued by seven Ohio sheriff’s office employees after Afroman’s music videos “Will You Help Me Repair My Door” and “Lemon Pound Cake” had used actual footage taken during a 2022 police raid on his home.
The complaint by the officers had alleged that Afroman had used the likeness of the officers in his video without their permission, and had profited off their images.
A trial for the case kicked off on Monday, March 16, and ended after a jury ruled in favor of the rapper after three days and just six hours of deliberations.
