The U.S. Marshals Service posted and then deleted a video on social media site X on Wednesday that featured three people — presumably deputy marshals — wearing combat gear and singing the Taylor Swift song “Karma.”
“Karma’s on your scent like a bounty hunter. Karma’s gonna track you down,” they sang. Among the federal law-enforcement agency’s duties is finding and arresting people who have been charged with crimes.
The marshals service later deleted the post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. It’s not clear why. Barry Lane, a spokesperson for the agency in Washington, did not respond to a request for comment sent Wednesday.
In the video, the three are packed into a car, uniforms crisp, badges gleaming, and smiles wide.
They belted out “Karma,” lip-syncing like seasoned pop stars and then singing. The video appears to be humorous and a way to illustrate that the law-enforcement officers know how to have fun on the job.
One woman with shades on leaned forward from the backseat to sing into the camera.
All sang the line “Karma is the guy on the screen coming STRAIGHT HOME TO ME!”
A caption on the post said: “Karma’s got a badge and it’s always on duty. #USMarshals”
The marshals service has been in the news in Charlotte and nationally this year after its Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force — which includes marshals and state and local law enforcement — came under gunfire on April 29 while trying to arrest Terry Clark Hughes Jr. on felony warrants for eluding police and illegal possession of a firearm.
Hughes shot eight law enforcement officers, killing four, including Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. “Tommy” Weeks Jr.
Police fatally shot Hughes after he jumped out of a window of the home where he was staying, and the incident remains under investigation by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
The marshals website says marshals in North Carolina were supposed to start wearing body cameras by the end of June, but the marshals haven’t said if that’s happening yet in North Carolina.
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