WASHINGTON – A former city manager in Washington state wanted to map out the exact locations in which Muslim residents lived over terrorism concerns, according to an independent investigation.

The inquiry into James “Donny” Payne was conducted after a complaint about his behavior while he was interim manager for the city of SeaTac in Washington. 

The investigation determined that Payne — an Army major for the Washington National Guard — received backlash from city employees for his request to gain access to intrinsic details of “Sunni and Shiite Muslim residents” living in SeaTac with “data-driven asset allocation” of “the neighborhood, house, and even person” in a map.

“I was trying to provide good governance to a diverse population,” Payne told the Seattle Times. “And this is what is so outrageous to me: Because it was a white male asking for this information, suddenly people jumped to the conclusion that I must be out to get certain people. I’m deeply offended by that.”

The investigation found that Payne reportedly requested the city’s geographic information services coordinator to make a “tactical map” using data compiled by the U.S. Census.

He wanted a mapping database of Muslims, because he believed there’s the off-chance where he may have to pay a visit to the community in order to “make the peace” between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

He also allegedly spoke to a former employee about creating an “Americanization” or assimilation outreach program  — that never went into effect — exclusively for African Muslim immigrants and refugees, since Payne believed Latinos assimilated better.