Wife of slain cop warned Tim Walz to stay away from funeral or shed escort his ass out of here

The widow of a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down in the line of duty warned Minnesota Gov.Tim Walz he was not welcome to the funeral because of his treatment of cops — threatening to kick his “ass out” if he dared show up.Shannon Owen told Kamala Harris’ running mate that he was not welcome at the services of her husband, Josh Owen, an Iraq veteran and Pope County Sheriff Deputy who was shot and killed while working on his 44th birthday in April 2023.“You have never been a supporter of the police and I’d just appreciate it if you just don’t come anywhere near my town,” she warned Walz in a recording obtained by the Telegraph.“And he’s like ‘Why is that?’ And I said ‘Because you defunded the police.

You don’t even support the police, why would I want you to come?’” the widow said, stressing that her husband “did not like him at all.”The widow then warned Walz that if he did show, she would “make sure that I escort your ass out of here.”Sounding flustered, Walz responded: “I totally understand and respect your rights.Our officers are here to support you in any way you need,” before the call abruptly ended, the Telegraph noted.The governor did not go to the funeral.The slain deputy’s widow believes Walz is unfit to be the next vice president, claiming he’s putting on a “nice guy” persona to win voters.“I don’t like the way he is with the cops’ situation, the military situation.

I just feel he is a puppet right now.He is not actually speaking about what he really wants to do,” she told the UK paper.Josh Owens was killed while responding to a domestic violence call on April 15, 2023.

As he tried to arrest the suspect, the man drew a gun and shot him four times.The 12-year National Guard vet served a two-year tour of Iraq in 2006 with his Minnesota unit — the same unit Walz had controversially quit in 2005 before his own deployment.Owens had been planning to quit the force right before he died, said hi...