Sheriff Kieran Donahue was accused of retaliating against employees who supported his opponent in the 2020 Republican primary election. Deputies Michael Teeter and Cecil ‘Trey’ Ramsey alleged they were fired in June 2020 after campaigning for Donahue’s opponent, Nick Schlader. They filed a lawsuit claiming violation of their free speech rights, which was settled in […]
Detective Mark Taylor was accused of mistreating female victims of sexual assault. In one instance in 2020, he allegedly yelled at a rape victim, accused her of lying, and closed her case, leading the victim to withdraw from the investigation. In another case, he interviewed a minor victim alone, against department policy, and dismissed her […]