Keith Hinton filed the lawsuit in 2021, claiming East Orange officers damaged his business and reputation after a stolen-gun alert was mishandled, leading to his arrest in front of his daughter and detention in the Essex County jail.
Hinton’s lawsuit paints a picture of a decorated police officer being targeted by members of his own law enforcement along with then-East Orange Mayor Ted Green.
Hinton had retired from the force in 2007, becoming a bounty hunter and launching his own security company. He said Green threatened him multiple times because they had dated the same woman…