Former deputy police chief files discrimination charges with EEOC against Durham police

Former deputy police chief files discrimination charges with EEOC against Durham police

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Former Deputy Police Chief Shari Montgomery filed discrimination and retaliation charges this week after being fired suddenly from the Durham Police Department. According to her attorney, Artur Davis of HKM Employment Attorneys, Montgomery was wrongfully terminated. "This is someone who has defined herself in part by her excellence, serving the city of Durham, and for that excellence to be rewarded with a wrongful terminati…

Former DPD Deputy Chief Files Discrimination Charges Against Durham

Former Durham Deputy Police Chief Shari Montgomery today filed discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging she was systematically sidelined and ultimately fired for being Black and raising concerns about her boss.Montgomery, a 25-year veteran of the department who became deputy chief in early 2021, claims in her EEOC filing that her troubles began that year when then-City Manager Wanda Page sought her input o…

Former Durham deputy chief files discrimination charges against city

Former Durham Deputy Police Chief Shari Montgomery has filed federal discrimination and retaliation charges against the city, alleging unfair treatment that led to her dismissal.