A City of Duquesne police officer is suing Rostraver, its former police chief and a detective, claiming they arrested him without probable cause and cost him a job at the Elizabeth Township Police Department.
Michael Kemple filed the complaint Tuesday in federal court alleging civil rights violations, including that the Rostraver police acted maliciously or with a reckless disregard for his rights.
It names as defendants Rostraver Township, former Rostraver police Chief Jay Christner and Rostraver Det. Raymond Dugan. Also named as defendants are North Huntingdon Township and an unnamed official there.
Messages left with the solicitors for Rostraver and North Huntingdon were not immediately returned on Wednesday.
Kemple previously worked as an officer in North Huntingdon, the lawsuit said, and his wife, Sarah Layton, continues to work for that municipality.
Kemple left North Huntingdon police in April 2023.
According to the complaint, on April 10, 2023, Kemple met Layton, who was then his girlfriend, in a Sheetz parking lot on Route 51 in Rostraver to discuss their relationship.
They both remained in their respective vehicles, parked parallel to one another, talking for about 10 or 15 minutes.
“At no time did either plaintiff or Sarah Layton exit their vehicles during their brief conversation,” the lawsuit said.
They then both left in their vehicles.
The next day, according to the complaint, Layton spoke about their meeting at work at North Huntingdon in front of a “...
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