The Ambridge police chief and another policeman are named in a federal lawsuit, accused of causing the owner of a shut-down bar to lose his liquor license because his patrons were black and he refused to give the chief a payoff, according to news reports.
Edward G. Brosky claims in the lawsuit that Chief James Mann and Officer Timothy Depenhart repeatedly threatened him and filed false police reports to get his establishment, Thomasine's, designated as a nuisance bar, the Tribune Review reports.
Mann told Ambridge Connection he couldn't comment on the lawsuit because they haven't received the paper work.
Brosky alleges that Mann told him in February 2012 that he would "shut down" the bar if Brosky didn't provide him with payoffs, the Beaver Countian reports. Brosky also alleges Mann told him he was "running this town."
According to reports, Brosky's liquor license was not renewed in 2013 because of testimony Mann and Depenhart gave and the lawsuit states a Beaver County Common Pleas judge later upheld the state Liquor Control Board's decision.
Mann told Ambridge Connection he couldn't comment on the lawsuit because they haven't received the paper work.
Brosky alleges that Mann told him in February 2012 that he would "shut down" the bar if Brosky didn't provide him with payoffs, the Beaver Countian reports. Brosky also alleges Mann told him he was "running this town."
According to reports, Brosky's liquor license was not renewed in 2013 because of testimony Mann and Depenhart gave and the lawsuit states a Beaver County Common Pleas judge later upheld the state Liquor Control Board's decision.
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