DOJ Announced $1.2M Settlement in Police Discrimination Case Posted on October 9, 2020 by The National Trial Lawyers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the settlement of a civil rights lawsuit involving a former Pocomoke City Police chief and two others The DOJ says the $1.2 million settlement was reached last week with the Worcester County Sheriff and the State of Maryland. This settlement resolves allegations that former Police Chief Kelvin Sewell was subjected to a racially hostile work environment, and that he and two others in the department, who supported him in his claims, were retaliated against after he filed complaints about the discrimination. Read the source article at wmdt.com
