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Brawl involving Tiffany Henyard leads to 2 lawsuits

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A public meeting in Dolton, Illinois, between critics and allies of politician Tiffany Henyard escalated into a brawl, resulting in two federal lawsuits. Activist Jedidiah Brown claims his civil rights were violated by the fight, while a second man, Lavell Redmond, also filed a lawsuit against Henyard, her boyfriend, and others for failing to prevent the melee. The lawsuits claim the fight was part of an organized effort to smear Henyard ahead o…

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Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard, others hit with federal lawsuit over fight at meeting – FOX News

The violent brawl broke out after Jedidiah Brown, a well-known critic of Henyard, delivered scathing remarks directed at the "super mayor," which he concluded by saying "you gone, b----." This apparently angered Henyard’s boyfriend, Kamal Woods, who is also named as a defendant in both lawsuits. The South Holland Police Department and Thorton Township security are accused of failing to intervene in the violent brawl in both lawsuits.

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Brawl involving Tiffany Henyard leads to 2 lawsuits

A public meeting in Dolton, Illinois, between critics and allies of politician Tiffany Henyard escalated into a brawl, resulting in two federal lawsuits. Activist Jedidiah Brown claims his civil rights were violated by the fight, while a second man, Lavell Redmond, also filed a lawsuit against Henyard, her boyfriend, and others for failing to prevent the melee. The lawsuits claim the fight was part of an organized effort to smear Henyard ahead o…

·Chicago, United States
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Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard, others hit with federal lawsuit over fight at meeting

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and several others are named in two lawsuits relating to a brawl that broke out during a heated Thornton Township meeting in January.

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2 men involved in brawl at Thornton Township meeting sue Supervisor Tiffany Henyard and others

In a separate matter, Kamal Woods, who is Tiffany Henyard's boyfriend, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Thornton Township, Illinois.

·Chicago, United States
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Fired Thornton Township worker, Tiffany Henyard boyfriend, files suit alleging wrongful termination

The boyfriend of Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard filed a lawsuit this week in the fallout of a large brawl during a township meeting last month. Township trustees voted to fire Kamal Woods from his township position for taking part in the chaotic fight that developed after community activist Jedidiah Brown made inflammatory comments about Henyard Jan. 29. Woods claims the brawl was part of a conspiracy perpetrated b…

·Chicago, United States
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Tiffany Henyard, Thornton Township sued over fight at meeting

Tiffany Henyard, Thornton Township and others were sued over their roles in a fight at a board meeting on Jan. 28.

·Chicago, United States
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WFLD broke the news in Chicago, United States on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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