School board members, employee, reporter are seeking damages
Escambia County (Ala.) School Board Members Sherry Digmon and Cindy Jackson, along with Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher and school system employee and payroll supervisor Ashley Fore filed a lawsuit last Friday in federal court accusing District Attorney Steve Billy, Sheriff Heath Jackson and four deputy sheriffs of violating their constitutional rights.
The four are seeking compensatory and punitive damages in an amount in excess of $75,000 each, plus attorneys’ fees, “as well as any other costs and fees that are legal and equitable”.
Also named in the suit are deputies who were hired at the...
