Lerrone Jenkins, a Black park ranger at Presque Isle State Park, has filed discrimination lawsuit against park, state, others in U.S. District Court in Erie
State denies claims, but says in court records that investigation led to three-day unpaid suspension of another park ranger
Both sides will get to collect evidence, depose witnesses as case gets closer to trial
The administration and a number of park rangers at Presque Isle State Park, who typically spend their days safeguarding the 3,200-acre natural resource and its seven miles of beaches, are in the middle of a federal lawsuit over claims of racial discrimination.