Former Bethel police chief files lawsuit against mayor
Former Bethel police chief files lawsuit against mayor By Jared Goffinet | May 12, 2021 at 3:17 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 4:58 PM
BETHEL, Ohio (FOX19) - Former Bethel Police Chief Steve Teague filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Mayor Jay Noble, claiming that his rights were violated in the fallout from Black Lives Matter protests in the village in June 2020.
Teague was put on paid administrative leave after an independent review of the protests found the department was overwhelmed and that the chief should have sought help from nearby law enforcement agencies.
The lawsuit paints a different picture, however.