Suit claims Franklin County drug court participants forced to work as informers

ST. LOUIS • The owners of a treatment facility claim in a lawsuit against Franklin County and others that some participants in drug court there were forced to work as informers for police, causing them to fail drug tests and the program.

The suit alleges that their company, Meramec Recovery Center Inc., lost its contract after they complained.

Sheriff’s Lt. Jason Grellner, named as a defendant, told a reporter the claim was untrue and was just a “political hack” aimed at blocking his political campaign. Grellner lost his bid to be nominated in the Aug. 2 primary as a Republican for sheriff.

Grellner said a draft of the suit was circulated to local media the weekend before the election. It was filed Aug. 1 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.

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