India, June 7 -- Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones slammed reports alleging that Deputy Kinlee Hoyle emailed Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man shot and killed after allegedly trying to assassinate Donald Trump when he was on his presidential campaign.

"Earlier today, a completely false "news" story was circulated online that named Butler County Deputy Kinlee Hoyle of Ohio in connection with the tragic attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Irresponsible reporting like this is unacceptable and places officers at risk. We should expect and demand better from our news media," he wrote on X. The sheriff tagged David J Harris Jr, who has a segment on NewsMax.

Harris Jr, who has often expressed pro...