The next day, while hospitalized and police-cordoned, Kuromiya confronted the county's presiding officer about the incident, receiving an apology which King referred to as the first time a southern officer had apologized for injuring a civil rights worker. Kuromiya and King also received a signed statement from the Sheriff disbanding the sheriff's volunteer posse—the same as the White Citizens Council or K.K.K.—that assaulted Kuromiya.
The following day, while in the hospital and surrounded by police, Kuromiya confronted the county's top official about the incident, receiving an apology from King, who noted it was the first time a southern officer had apologized for injuring a civil rights activist. Kuromiya and King also received a statement from the Sheriff dissolving the sheriff's volunteer posse, which was similar to the White Citizens Council or K.K.K., that assaulted Kuromiya.