May 24, 2008
Portsmouth Chief Put on Leave; Scott Files Second Rights Complaint
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Portsmouth, OH (HNN) -- Following his lengthy retort to the civil rights complaint filed by Columbia Music Hall owner Frank Lee Scott, Portsmouth Police Chief Charles Horner has been placed on leave. The action came Friday, May 23. Scott filed a second suit against Horner the same day.
During Horner's rambling Portsmouth Daily Times response and release, he criticized Scott and others for speaking out and expressing their viewpoints on the internet about public policy.
According to the suit filed Friday morning May 23 in Scioto County Common Pleas Court, Horner stated in the Portsmouth Daily Times and /or in the Scioto County community that Scott [and others] are “involved in illegal activity and/or that his political activity is contrary to law and/or that he is a terrorist , and/or that he is involved in a terrorist gang with anti-religion, anti-government, anti-American and/or anti nuclear interests , which may be affiliated with the uranium enrichment plant.”
Scott’s complaint stated that Horner “should have been aware with minimal investigation, of the falsity of the same [and] actions of defendant Horner were performed willfully, intentionally, maliciously and with reckless disregard for the truth and for the rights of Plaintiff Scott.”
We have obtained a copy of the second suit and will provide details shortly.
You may download the pdf of the suit by clicking: http://joeyrayandthesmithzonians.com/Court2.pdf
Portsmouth Mayor Jim Kalb issued the following statement: “Effective immediately, Chief Charles Horner of the Portsmouth Police department has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending on investigations into allegations of misconduct.
Captain David Thoroughman has been appointed interim police chief during the course of this investigation.
The Portsmouth City Police Department will continue to serve the interest of the community during the course of this period of transition. No further comment will be made during the course of this investigation.”
Scott restored and operated the Columbia Theatre a.k.a. Columbia Music Hall until late November 2007 when a fire declared to be arson by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and other authorities gutted most of the historic nearly 100 year old theatre.
No one has yet been arrested.
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Portsmouth Chief Put on Leave; Scott Files Second Rights Complaint
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Portsmouth, OH (HNN) -- Following his lengthy retort to the civil rights complaint filed by Columbia Music Hall owner Frank Lee Scott, Portsmouth Police Chief Charles Horner has been placed on leave. The action came Friday, May 23. Scott filed a second suit against Horner the same day.
During Horner's rambling Portsmouth Daily Times response and release, he criticized Scott and others for speaking out and expressing their viewpoints on the internet about public policy.
According to the suit filed Friday morning May 23 in Scioto County Common Pleas Court, Horner stated in the Portsmouth Daily Times and /or in the Scioto County community that Scott [and others] are “involved in illegal activity and/or that his political activity is contrary to law and/or that he is a terrorist , and/or that he is involved in a terrorist gang with anti-religion, anti-government, anti-American and/or anti nuclear interests , which may be affiliated with the uranium enrichment plant.”
Scott’s complaint stated that Horner “should have been aware with minimal investigation, of the falsity of the same [and] actions of defendant Horner were performed willfully, intentionally, maliciously and with reckless disregard for the truth and for the rights of Plaintiff Scott.”
We have obtained a copy of the second suit and will provide details shortly.
You may download the pdf of the suit by clicking: http://joeyrayandthesmithzonians.com/Court2.pdf
Portsmouth Mayor Jim Kalb issued the following statement: “Effective immediately, Chief Charles Horner of the Portsmouth Police department has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending on investigations into allegations of misconduct.
Captain David Thoroughman has been appointed interim police chief during the course of this investigation.
The Portsmouth City Police Department will continue to serve the interest of the community during the course of this period of transition. No further comment will be made during the course of this investigation.”
Scott restored and operated the Columbia Theatre a.k.a. Columbia Music Hall until late November 2007 when a fire declared to be arson by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and other authorities gutted most of the historic nearly 100 year old theatre.
No one has yet been arrested.
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