Constance Mann News Today

A discrimination lawsuit accuses Preble Acton, deputy chief of support services for the Rutherford County Sheriffs Office, of using a racial epithet.

Rutherford County Sheriff’s Deputy Roscoe Sanders is suing the department for $2.5 million in damages after allegedly being denied a promotion on the grounds of racial discrimination in the summer

He tried for a promotion 15 times. He alleges he was denied because of his skin color.