Scottsdale police commander claims he was fired for reporting assistant chief's homophobic remarks
Source: 12News (NBC Affiliate)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale police commander has filed a lawsuit against the city of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Police Department chief after he claimed he was unlawfully fired, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint claims Aaron Minor, a more than 20-year veteran of the department, was the target of an internal investigation and fired after he reported homophobic remarks made by an assistant chief during a meeting.
According to the claim, Minor became Scottsdale Police Department’s first black commander in 2014.
The claim names the city of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell and Donna Brown, the executive director of human resources for the city, as defendants in the case.
Minor and the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit are asking for a jury trial.
The Scottsdale Police Department did not provide a comment to 12 News, citing pending litigation. The City Office of Communications said in a Wednesday statement that it "disagrees" with "many" of the allegations in the lawsuit.
Read more: https://www.12news.com/article/news/investigations/scottsdale-police-commander-claims-fired-for-reporting-assistant-chiefs-homophobic-remarks/75-4926dcb9-cdce-4dce-a69d-8a63c238dc15
This is a local story, but as it deals with both racism and homophobia, I feel it is of national import.
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