Hammonds v. Town of Priceville

HOUSTON, Justice.

Doyle Hammonds appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Morgan Circuit Court in favor of the Town of Prieeville. We reverse and remand.

Hammonds became Priceville’s chief of police in 1980. In May 2000, two former girlfriends brought harassment charges against Hammonds. On October 15, 2001, he pleaded guilty to two counts of “harassing communications.” On November 15, 2001, Priceville’s town council convened a hearing to discuss Hammonds’s situation. At the conclusion of that hearing, the council voted 4-2 to remove Hammonds as chief of police. The mayor’s vote was one…