MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A former McColl police chief has filed a federal lawsuit against the Town of McColl alleging racial discrimination and retaliation.
The lawsuit says Xzavier Williams was employed as the town’s police chief from November 2022 through June 2023 when he was terminated “without a legitimate non discriminatory reason for discharge.”
The suit says the town’s the late Mayor George Garner and Council, hired Plaintiff as Chief of Police for the Town of McColl; and “then proceeded to harass, micro-manage, discipline and terminate Plaintiff in a manner that discriminated against Plaintiff based on race and disability, that failed to accommodate Plaintiff under ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), that retaliated against Plaintiff in response to his complaints about his treatment.”…