An Independence police officer filed a lawsuit against the city Jan. 4, claiming the department allegedly failed to accommodate a mental health condition brought on by the 2024 shooting deaths of a Jackson County civil process server and Independence police officer.
Matthew Perdue, a sergeant with the Independence Police Department, filed the lawsuit, alleging disability discrimination, a hostile work environment and illegal retaliation, according to a petition filed in Jackson County court.
Perdue, who joined the department in 2017, claims the department failed to accommodate a PTSD diagnosis brought on by the 2024 shooting deaths of a Jackson County civil process server and Independence police officer, according to the petition…