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Board of Ethical Conduct Dismisses Complaint Alleging Doxing and Interference by Council Member Roland Horton
Summary
After reviewing a Department of Law memorandum and exhibits, the Board of Ethical Conduct voted 5-0 to dismiss a complaint that alleged Council Member Roland Horton or associates posted a resident—s contact information, contacted police at petition sites, and interfered with petitioners; the board concluded the pleaded facts did not meet the legal elements required for an ethics violation or the cited criminal statutes.
The Board of Ethical Conduct concluded a complaint accusing Council Member Roland Horton of posting a resident—s personal information, directing police to petition sites and interfering with petition gathering did not, as pleaded, meet the legal standards for an ethics violation or the state crimes cited. The board voted 5-0 to dismiss the complaint and said it would issue a written order reflecting that decision.
The board opened the matter by reading a Department of Law memorandum that summarized three categories of allegations: (1) an Instagram post and a media statement identifying a resident who spoke against zoning, (2) contacting police at several parks where recall petitioners were gathering signatures, and (3) an incident at a business ("Tin Wings") in which a campaign volunteer allegedly told petitioners they could not remain despite the owner—s permission, followed by…
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