<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ROqCM_0vmTXgRi00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ROqCM_0vmTXgRi00" width="511" height="362" ></figure><p>Ringgold County will settle a civil rights lawsuit brought against the county by the former Ringgold County Conservation Director. Ringgold County will settle a suit brought against the county by Kate Zimmerman for $500,000. The lawsuit against the county included six counts tied to sex and age discrimination, equal pay discrimination, defamation, malicious prosecution, and civil rights discrimination.</p><p>The charges stem from an incident in 2022 when Zimmerman denied access of deputies and bomb technicians to a facility and render an explosive device safe. She says a supervisor shouted later at her struck and her with a vehicle. She said that she was eventually charged with making a false report because the supervisor provided false information to law enforcement after she had reported the incident to law enforcement. She was also charged with interference. There is a criminal case involving those charges still scheduled against Zimmerman in Adair County.</p><p>With the settlement, the county denies allegations of claims brought against the county by Zimmerman.</p></div></body>

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Ringgold County Settles Lawsuit Brought By Former Conservation Director

Ringgold County will settle a civil rights lawsuit brought against the county by the former Ringgold County Conservation Director. Ringgold County will settle a suit brought against the county by Kate Zimmerman for $500,000. The lawsuit against the county included six counts tied to sex and age discrimination, equal pay discrimination, defamation, malicious prosecution, and civil rights discrimination.