rod Tomanovich first hung a flag and a Confederate flag , printed with the words ' I ai n't coming down , ' on a fence at his Michigan home . Neighbours complained so an employee of Tomanovich 's hung a second noose outside his tree - cutting business . he said he simply painted the colors of the flag and his wife claimed the noose was a tribute to a dead friend of her husband . He has since taken down the nooses and flags , but refused to apologize .
Robert Tomanovich first hung a noose and a Confederate flag , printed with the slogan ' I ai n't coming down , ' on a fence at his Michigan home . Neighbours complained so an employee of Tomanovich 's hung a second noose outside his tree-cutting business . Tomanovich said he simply liked the colors of the flag and his wife claimed the noose was a tribute to a dead friend of her husband . He has since taken down the nooses and flags , but refuses to apologize .