A Patterson police officer has sued Mayor Rodney Grogan after a November 2016 incident where Grogan temporarily revoked the officer’s police commission card, citing ongoing insubordination, after the officer allegedly stopped the mayor for speeding.
Patterson Police Cpl. Kevin Stewart filed a lawsuit Nov. 6 against the city of Patterson and Grogan in 16th Judicial District Court, St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court records stated.
Stewart’s attorney is Laura McJimsey Randall. Grogan and the city don’t have an attorney assigned to the case in court records.
The lawsuit was filed against Grogan both individually and in his capacity as mayor.
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