Fugitive blogger apologizes to family of slain cop

Addressing Walker's friends and relatives, he wrote: "My actions were in no way, shape, or form meant to offend you. I know that they actually did, and I apologize. I understand what it is like to lose a loved one and would never wish or condone your pain. I in fact do not support the two 'alleged' murderers. I was simply trying to offend the racist bigots who were publicly and ignorantly attacking me and the two alleged criminals."

Albert, 26, enraged law-enforcement authorities after he created Facebook pages supporting Chancier McFarland and Rafael Jones, who are charged with killing Walker in an Aug. 18 robbery, and advocating for the murder of District Attorney Seth Williams and Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby. One page showed gruesome images of police officers, one headless and the other with no hands. In one comment, Albert had written: "What's better than one dead cop? ............................... Two"

The pages have since been removed.

Albert is not yet in custody, a police spokeswoman confirmed Friday. There is an arrest warrant out for him on charges of criminal solicitation to commit murder, terroristic threats and harassment.

Albert, reached by phone Friday, said only: "I have no official comment."

Albert's blog was traditionally a place for restaurant-industry gossip, which irked restaurateurs, including Georges Perrier of Le Bec Fin, who sued Albert for libel last year.

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