A sheriff blamed Beyoncé's new video for recent attacks against deputies

Tennessee sheriff blames Beyonce video for recent attacks.
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On Monday night, someone drove past a Tennessee sheriff's office and fired at least six shots. The sheriff suggested it was part of a recent wave of attacks against law enforcement officials, The Tennessean reports.

"With everything that's happened since the Super Bowl,” Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold said Tuesday, adding, "You know, Beyoncé's video."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.