By Justin McClelland
Dayton Daily News
TURTLECREEK TWP., Ohio — A prison guard at Lebanon Correctional Institution was terminated this week after making threats about the governor, but the guard claims such statements were made in jest.
Jessie Hubbard, who lives in Trenton, was fired Tuesday, following an internal investigation into a posting Hubbard made on a social networking site, according to personnel records obtained by the Springfield News-Sun.
Hubbard posted “Ok we got Bin Laden ... let’s go get Kasich next. Who’s with me?” on his Facebook page, according to Hubbard’s termination notice.
Hubbard’s posting violated several rules of conduct, including threatening, intimidating or coercing another employee or a member of the general public; actions that could compromise or impair the ability of an employee to effectively carry out his/her duties as a public employee; and an act that would bring discredit to the employer.
Hubbard said he made the post in May, but it was part of joking conversations made amongst friends regarding the controversy surrounding Senate Bill 5, which would have greatly limited the power of unions. Hubbard is a member of a union. Hubbard said the post was never meant to be taken seriously and was taken out of context.
Hubbard is appealing the termination.
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