Free Republic

Springfield , MO - Former Greene County Democratic Central Committee Chairman Steven Stepp has been sued in Federal Court for conspiracy to deny civil and political rights and interference with the right to equal access at a public political event. On his order, the Springfield Police Department handcuffed and detained Claire McCaskill supporters at a Greene County Democratic Event in 2003. Stepp is joined in the lawsuit by co-defendants Springfield Police Department and Choice Hotels. Choice Hotels is the parent company of the Clarion Hotel in Springfield as described in the law suit. According to the Civil Suit, Stepp was...