A former Henderson Police Department volunteer is accusing the city of Henderson and a top city official of retaliating against him for public comments criticizing the firing of former police chief Hollie Chadwick.

Jeff Crampton alleged in a 20-page complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court that officials in Henderson stripped him of volunteer duties and canceled a Henderson police community service award intended for him after City Manager Stephanie Garcia-Vause, the lawsuit said, falsely told a police committee he was under investigation for fraud after speaking at City Council meetings in support of Chadwick, who was fired by Garcia-Vause in March.

The lawsuit alleges Garcia-Vause defamed Crampton, who is also a real estate agent and political action committee president, and harm

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