HACKETT, Ark. — Update: The homeowner removed the decoration from their yard.
In rural Sebastian County, what one homeowner calls a harmless Halloween decoration is being called offensive by others.
On Sugarloaf Lake in Hackett, something hanging from the trees outside one home didn't sit right with other residents.
A 5NEWS viewer reached out to share this photo with us. It shows what looks like a brown doll in overalls hanging from a tree branch.
5NEWS spoke with the homeowner on Monday (Oct. 26). They declined to be interviewed on camera but said the figure is just a scary Halloween decoration. She said there was once a mask on the figure, but it fell off during a storm.
The homeowner went on to say she did not know the hanging decoration was offensive to anyone. The display is not part of an elaborate Halloween put up by the owner, but there are pumpkins on the homeowner's porch.
Following the release of this story, the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office received a complaint about the decoration. Deputies went to the property to talk to the homeowner. She alerted the deputies that there were no bad intentions behind the decoration, but agreed how it could be portrayed as offensive. She then agreed to take it down.