Columbus' police union is filing a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to stop a city investigation into their president, who made comments on social media about lynching that a city employee complained about.
Columbus Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge 9 President Jeff Simpson came under investigation by the city of Columbus, after a Black city employee complained about comments Simpson made on social media last year about lynching and Jason Aldean's controversial song "Try that in a Small Town." Now, the FOP is suing on Simpson's behalf to stop the city's investigation by asking a judge for a restraini