ISLIP, NY (PIX11)—
An Islip public employee was disturbed to find a mannequin hanging from a noose in the common area of a Parks Department building."I discovered that there was, like, a mannequin, a dummy, a stuffed dummy in a town uniform hanging from a noose," 51-year-old Cleveland Gamble told WCBS 880.
Gamble added that he knew who was responsible, after a coworker called him and admitted to doing it. The man reportedly told Gamble it was just a Halloween prank, and that he was sorry.
While he doesn't want his coworker fired, he made it clear that he wasn't at all pleased that someone might find it funny.
"Being an African-American, 51-years-old, from South Carolina, I've been through a lot," Gamble reportedly said.
Police are now investigating the incident.
