Red Bank Vice Mayor Monty Millard is suing Hamilton County and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for $1 million, adding to the piles of litigation associated with the city.
Millard filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Circuit Court on grounds of false arrest after deputies took him to jail for violating an order of protection against his wife, Sonja, a charge that was later dismissed.
The arrest stemmed from a senior citizens luncheon Millard said he attended in his official capacity as vice mayor – a luncheon where his wife was present. The pair was starting the preliminary stages of a divorce at that point.
Alleging that a judge declared the arrest warrant invalid, Millard is asking for $500,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
While Millard’s case does not affect Red Bank itself, the case brings more publicity to the city in a court-heavy year. Since April, plaintiffs have filed several lawsuits against Red Bank, including a former police chief, a current police officer and citizens fighting the city’s traffic cameras.