Former police captain sues college for wrongful firing

Former police captain sues college for wrongful firing

A former FSW police captain claims the college fired him for refusing to commit fraud.

YOU CALL CRIME STOPPERS WITH ANYINFORMATION.THE NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN.A FORMER POLICE CAPTAIN ATFLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATECOLLEGE HAS FILED A LAWSUITAGAINST THE SCHOOL.HE SAYS THE SCHOOL RETALIATEDAGAINST HIM WHEN HE REUSED TOFOLLOW AN ORDER THAT WOULD HAVEREQUIRED HIM TO LIE.FOX 4’S RACHEL LOYD’S AT FSWWITH THE DETAILS.

RACHEL?(:37 - :42)LLINTRO: WHEN THEN CAPTAINREGINALD MITCHELL REFUSED TOSIGN OFF ON REQUIRED TRAININGTHAT AN EMPLOYEE HADN’TCOMPLETED...HE SAYS THE SCHOOLTOOK AWAY HIS* AUTHORITY.MITCHELL WORKED FOR FLORIDASOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGEPOLICE FOR TEN YEARSANDACCORDING TO HIS LAWSUIT..THINGS WENT SMOOTHLY UNTIL LASTAPRIL.THAT’S WHEN HE CLAIMS ASUPERVISOR TOLD HIM TO SIGN OFFAN EMPLOYEE’S TRAINING ...ASUPDATED WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLYOUTDATEDAND WHEN HE DIDN’T, FSWFIRED HIM.LIANNA HUBBARD FOUNDING EDITORFOR THE STUDENT PAPER FSWCOMPASS BUILT A RAPPORT WITHMITCHELLAND SENSED SOMETHINGWAS OFF WHEN HE WASN’T ON CAMPUSANYMORE.We had talked to Mitchell alittle bit for Compass stories.We knew him, he knew us.

So, wewanted to know why he had gone.SO, SHE INTERVIEWED ANADMINISTRATOR WHO GAVE A VERYDIFFERENT REASON THAN WHATCAPTAIN MITCHELL SAYS HAPPENED.We figured out that he accordingto her, had left for personalreasons.

She said somethingalong the lines of retiring.MITCHELL’S SUIT ALLEGES FSWRETALIATED AGAINST HIM BY TAKINGAWAY HIS AUTHORITY TO DISCIPLINEAND MANAGE HIS SUBORDINATES.AND WEEKS BEFORE HE WASFIREDTHE SUIT CLAIMS HEOBJECTED THE SCHOOLS CHOICE TOWASTE TAXPAYER MONEY ON ANEMPLOYEE’S SEVERANCE PACKAGE.THE SCHOOL TOLD ME THEY WON’TMAKE ANY COMMENTS WHILE THE CASEIS GOING ON BUT CONFIRMED THEYTERMINATED MITCHELL INOCTOBERAND THE EMPLOYEEMITCHELL SAYS HAD OUTDATEDTRAINING..MS. FALK..(OR FIRST NAME IF YOU HAVE IT)RESIGNED IN SEPTEMBER.THE STUDENT REPORT ..

LIANNAHUBBARD SAYS ALL THIS ONLY LEADSTO MORE QUESTIONS.We don’t really know whichtraining Ms. Falk allegedly didnot do.

We are not quite surewhy the college allegedly actso aggressively towardsMitchell’s objections.LLTAG: MITCHELL’S NOW LIST