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Village of Robbins and Mayor Darren Bryant Sued for Illegal Whistleblower Firing (Robbins, IL) — Former Chief of Police for the Village of Robbins, David Sheppard, has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Darren E. Bryant and the Village of Robbins in Federal Court for illegally firing him. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, calls into question Mayor Bryant’s integrity, pointing out several instances when his actions were tyrannical and unethical at minimum, and blatantly illegal and felonious at their worst.

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Sheppard’s lawsuit states that his issues with Mayor Bryant began when the beloved and well-performing Deputy Chief, Byron Redmond, was illegally fired from his position despite protests from Sheppard. According to Robbins’ ordinance, only Sheppard is vested with the power to remove a deputy chief. Bryant also terminated Redmond as a police officer without written charges being brought before the Board of Police and Fire Commission recommending termination.

Furthermore, Bryant also repeatedly requested that Sheppard break chain-of-custody rules by moving a vehicle involved in the tragic February car accident that took the life of beloved grandfather Donald Carter Sr. Even after being told that moving the vehicle could result in evidentiary chain-of-custody issues, as well as potentially corrupt the evidence, Bryant continued to request the vehicle’s removal. Bryant responded to Sheppard’s denials by calling him an “idiot” and referring to himself...

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