Deputy Frank Bybee sues Sheriff Thomas M. Knight
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Originally Posted by Elizabeth Johnson
Deputy Frank Bybee has sued Sheriff Tom Knight, an RV company and its owners, claiming he was improperly demoted after criticizing the RV business on TV.
Deputy Frank Bybee was demoted from detective to patrol deputy after speaking poorly of Conley RV Inc. in a TV interview. Bybee contends that Knight was contacted by the Conleys — who he claims are political supporters of Knight.
“A political supporter [of Tom Knight] has been vilified in the public eye with truthful information that Frank gave about how his RV was mishandled,” Bybee’s attorney, Craig Berman, told the Herald-Tribune. “That’s why Knight came down so hard on Frank.”
Bybee is seeking payment for damages of more than $15,000 in the civil suit filed against Knight, Jeffrey Conley, Roger Conley and Conley RV Inc.
The issue dates back to last September, when Bybee posted a video on YouTube, saying that his RV had been burglarized and vandalized while awaiting repairs at Conley RV Inc. in Bradenton.
In the seven-minute video, Bybee walks through his motorhome, which was...
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx0a...ature=youtu.be
Full H-T article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...lawsuit-claims
Lawsuit:
https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...complaint.html
IA investigation:
https://www.documentcloud.org/docume...0-bybeeia.html