City council declares emergency action to back police officer

Posted on January 17, 2014

The Perry City Council took emergency action Tuesday night to stand behind a police officer who has been named in a civil suit filed by a local resident recently acquitted of the lewd battery and molestation of a minor.

City Manager Bob Brown told the council he had received notification earlier that day from the city’s insurance adjuster that the company would not cover attorney expenses on the officer’s behalf related to the suit.

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