WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A former Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office employee is suing Sheriff Alyshia Dyer and the county, alleging she was forced to rubberstamp unqualified candidates for law enforcement positions and fired after she blew the whistle.
Chamane Williams, a 41-year-old former human resources specialist, is the second ex-employee in two days to claim she was retaliated against after flagging allegedly questionable hiring practices after Dyer took office in 2025.
“Defendants forced Plaintiff to break the law and lie about the qualifications of the people the sheriff wanted to hire. Because she would not do it, and told others about how they were doing it, they fired her,” reads Williams’ 15-page complaint, filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court Thursday, June 4…