Lexington police are investigating a former Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center employee accused by jail administrators of charging the city 400 hours of overtime he never worked over 18 months.
Sgt. Jeremy Abney resigned from the jail in November after jail administrators did an extensive investigation into Abney’s overtime records, according to documents the Lexington Herald-Leader obtained through an Open Records Act request.
Last week, Mayor Linda Gorton said she had asked the law department and human resources to look at the case after the Herald-Leader asked questions about the investigation and Abney’s status.
During a Tuesday council work session, Gorton told the council the information was turned over to the Lexington Police Department for review.
“All of you know there is a process with personnel issues and a chain of command,” Gorton said.
When asked why it took several months after Abney resigned to ask Lexington police look into the matter, city officials said they were recently made aware of the severity of the allegations.
“When the mayor learned about this last week she asked for more investigation,” said Susan Straub, a spokesperson for the city. “The mayor wants to dig deeper because of the potential seriousness of the allegation.”
During Tuesday’s meeting, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilman Richard Moloney raised concerns about the status of the case since it involved a potentially substantial amount of money.
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