Cannon files lawsuit against city

Posted on December 27, 2019

Former Perry Police Department (PPD) officer Chad Cannon has filed suit against the City of Perry seeking damages and other relief in excess of $30,000, claiming he was a “protected whistle-blower” who was retaliated against and “wrongfully terminated” after he reported “unlawful employment activities and criminal conduct.”

In a seven-page complaint filed the evening of Dec. 19 by Tallahassee attorney Marie Mattox in Third Judicial Circuit Court, Cannon outlines a long list of claims and allegations of criminal conduct against many fellow PPD officers and command staff, including: racist/ sexist conduct, sex on duty, discrimination, harboring a fugitive, driving under the influence, providing alcohol to minors, sexual battery and use of illegal or controlled substances.

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