The Brief
- The City of Phoenix is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former police Sergeant Dusten Mullen.
- Mullen claims political retaliation after being fired for attending an anti-ICE student protest in Chandler while armed and masked.
- The City defends the termination, arguing Mullen admitted to a plan to provoke the teens into assaulting him and lied to Chandler officers.
PHOENIX – The City of Phoenix is asking for a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by ex-officer Dusten Mullen, who showed up to an anti-ICE student protest armed and masked, while off-duty.
The backstory:
We have reported on the controversy surrounding Mullen in recent months.…