In Vancouver, Washington, a decorated cop has filed a lawsuit alleging he's being railroaded for testifying on another officer's behalf. Decorated Vancouver, Washington Officer Christopher Kershaw has filed a lawsuit against the City, City Attorney Theodore Gathe, and Assistant Chief of Police Nannette Kistler, in Clark County Superior Court, alleging he was the victim of discrimination, retaliation, and civil conspiracy.
According to the suit, Officer Kershaw suffered retaliation for his support of Officer Navin K. Sharma during Sharma's federal race discrimination lawsuit that was settled late last year for $1.65 million.
The lawsuit alleges that City officials terminated Kershaw for an inadvertent drafting error in a search warrant that was never served. It was the first warrant Officer Kershaw had ever written.
The warrant was never served because the resident moved out of the area. After Officer Kershaw was fired, "Brady Notices" were sent to the local criminal defense bar saying that the officer had made "false statements" and that he could no longer be trusted on the stand in court.
Kershaw's suit claims that he was one of only seven rank and file officers that were identified as witness testifying on Sharma's behalf in the earlier federal lawsuit.
Officers Kershaw and Sharma remain the only two Vancouver PD officers who have ever been subject to Brady notices according to the complaint.
Before Kershaw was fired he was awarded the Medal of Valor for rushing into a hail of gunfire to rescue a wounded officer shot during a hostage stand-off, the lawsuit says.
Kershaw is a Gulf War veteran and has now re-enlisted in the military.
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