Judge rules against former Crescent City official

Brett Peterson sued successor, sheriff, newspaper after authorities reported porn on previous work computer

  • File photo – Former Crescent City Mayor Brett Peterson, pictured at a City Commission meeting before he lost his bid for reelection in November 2020, filed a lawsuit in 2022 against the city, current Mayor Michele Myers, Sheriff Gator DeLoach, the Palatka Daily News and reporter Sarah Cavacini.
    File photo – Former Crescent City Mayor Brett Peterson, pictured at a City Commission meeting before he lost his bid for reelection in November 2020, filed a lawsuit in 2022 against the city, current Mayor Michele Myers, Sheriff Gator DeLoach, the Palatka Daily News and reporter Sarah Cavacini.
A former Crescent City mayor’s lawsuit against numerous public entities, this newspaper and one of its employees was dismissed Wednesday, but the legal matter may not be over just yet. Sheriff Gator…

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