Bexar County will spend $395,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former sheriff's office jail lieutenant who was fired after posting social media pics of herself at the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Express-News reports. The county's insurer will foot the bill, reports the daily.
At the time she was fired, Lt. Roxanne Mathai of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office was already on leave over allegations she slept with an inmate.Bexar County will spend $395,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former sheriff's office jail lieutenant who was fired after posting social media pics of herself at the Jan. 6 insurrection, theBexar County Sheriff's Office Lt. Roxanne Mathai , who was already on leave over allegations she slept with an inmate — sued the county after.
Mathai was seeking back pay and future pay and benefits, as well as compensation for mental anguish and emotional distress.
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