Lawson v. Shelby County Sheriff's Office

CRAWLEY, Presiding Judge.

Andrea Lawson was employed by the Shelby County Sheriffs Office as a correctional officer. During her shift on February 25, 2005, Lawson was assigned to work in central control, which required her to monitor the cell blocks and other areas in the Shelby County jail via closed-circuit television and an intercom system. Lawson knew that two of her superior officers, Sergeant Keith English and Lieutenant Anderson were in the “Pod B” control room. When she saw the two officers on the television monitor, she depressed the necessary buttons on the control panel of the…