STANTON – (TNS) A Powell County man has been arrested after police say his Halloween decorations were perceived as a threat to several public officials.

Kentucky State Police began investigating the display Saturday at Court and North Main streets in Stanton after receiving a call about the decor from Commonwealth Attorney Miranda King, according to a police citation.

Police said the decorations were designed to look like five bodies in trash bags, one of which was labeled “District Judge” and was hanging by its “neck.” The other “bodies” were labeled “Mayor,” “SIS,” “C.A” and “Zoning Mgr,” according to the citation.

The property owner, Stephan Marcum, 58, has been charged with third-degree terroristic threatening and intimidating a witness in the legal process. He was taken to the Pow

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