The controversial mayor of Dolton, Illinois, and others were sued over a brawl that broke out during a heated township board meeting in January.
Lavell Redmond and Jedidiah Brown have taken legal action against Mayor Tiffany Henyard and others due to recent controversies. Both individuals claim that the altercation was a form of “retaliation” for exercising their rights to freedom of speech, expression, and association, as revealed in court documents obtained by Fox32.
The physical altercation erupted following critical comments from Brown towards Henyard, a prominent adversary, where he ended his remarks with a derogatory term. This seemed to provoke Henyard’s boyfriend, Kamal Woods, who is also implicated in both lawsuits.
Tiffany Henyard, mayor of Dolton, Illinois, has come under fire for her excessive spending. (Fox 32)
This incident in January is not the first controversy surrounding Mayor Henyard. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discovered that Henyard had been involved in a “systemic effort” to conceal excessive spending, adding to her list of troubles.
Lightfoot’s bombshell report stated that the city’s credit card spending spiked to $779,638 in 2023, with little to no tracking. City credit cards were also used to pay for large trips to Las Vegas in both 2022 and 2023, and the report claims, “There is no evidence that any business development opportunities came to the village as a result of either of these two trips.”
Tiffany Henyard, the Mayor of Dolton, Illinois, yelled at fellow lawmakers after questions were raised about spending and transparency. (Fox News)
A few days prior to Lightfoot’s report, Henyard was found in contempt of court for stonewalling liquor licenses. The owners of St. Patrick’s restaurant and banquet hall accused Henyard of not signing their liquor license despite repeatedly promising to do so.
Danielle Wallace and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
