Police Chief, Since Fired, Filed FOI Suit

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January 16, 2009

Police Chief, Since Fired, Filed FOI Suit

"The former Mountainburg police chief is suing the mayor who fired him, but the suit was filed a month before the termination.

Ralph Bryant, who was fired as Mountainburg’s police chief on Jan. 2, sued Mayor Stanley Moore on Dec. 3 in Crawford County Circuit Court alleging violations of his rights under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

A half-hour hearing has been set for Feb. 23 before Circuit Judge Mike Medlock. Bryant, who filed on his own behalf, said Wednesday that he was looking into hiring a lawyer to represent him." Read the full article here.