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City attorney summarizes 11‑year record in Janine Alexander disputes; city says lawsuits dismissed and records provided

City of Stuart City Commission · January 28, 2026
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City attorney Lee Baggett reviewed internal investigations, criminal charges and three civil lawsuits brought by Janine Alexander over a 2015 incident; Baggett said the lawsuits were dismissed and the city has produced responsive public records, while Alexander renewed allegations about missing video and sought redress.

At the Feb. 1 City of Stuart commission meeting, city attorney Lee Baggett presented a chronological review of complaints, police incident reports and litigation involving Janine Alexander dating to 2015.

Baggett recounted the original 2015 disturbance at a Vista Del Lago condominium, subsequent arrests and criminal disposition (a no‑contest plea in May 2015 to charges including impersonating an officer and battery on an elderly person), later civil litigation (three suits filed in state and federal court) and multiple internal investigations. Baggett told the commission that the civil cases were dismissed by courts and that the city’s insurer paid roughly $45,000 in…

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