Former Crestline Police Chief Joe Butler Awarded $380,000 Settlement
“Former Crestline police chief Joe Butler has been awarded a $380,000 settlement in a lawsuit he filed against the village,” reports Lou Whitmire in Mansfield News Journal.
“In the suit, Butler sought $1.6 million in compensatory and punitive damages, alleging the actions of the defendants were a direct effort to retaliate against him for his effort to expose then-mayor Allen Moore’s racially discriminatory remarks. The suit claimed they did so by attacking Butler’s public reputation, interfering with his public duties and ultimately depriving him of his position and his career in law enforcement.”