A disgruntled Trump supporter is playing the victim after he was caught on tape shouting homophobic slurs at his gay neighbor for flying a flag on his front porch celebrating Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.
Michael Challans, 43, was issued a $100 citation on Tuesday by Helena police after authorities say they were forwarded a complaint on March 4 that Challans had used “loud, profane and offensive language” in the 1400 block of Lyndale Avenue on March 1.
According to the citation, a video recorded by a doorbell security camera captured Challans calling his neighbor Tim Mielke a “queer” and using a vulgar slur over his anti-Trump flag that said “Trump Lost: LOL.” The video shows Challans calling out to him to remove his anti-Donald Trump