In July 2022, Deputy Jordan Rhodes, along with Deputy Kenneth Moore, issued a criminal trespassing citation to a disabled man, John Malaer, who was camping on public property. The citation was issued after the county leased the land to a private party for $1 per year, effectively converting it to private property. The lawsuit alleges that the deputies threatened Malaer with arrest if he did not vacate the property and waited until legal observers had left before issuing the citation. The case is currently pending in federal court.
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