Marijuana advocate sues Rogers County Sheriff after being forcefully removed from public forum

A man filed a lawsuit against the Rogers County sheriff after the sheriff forcibly removed him from a public forum about medical marijuana.

Charles “Chip” Paul filed the suit Wednesday against Sheriff Scott Walton in Rogers County District Court. Paul, co-founder and chairman of Oklahomans for Health, is seeking a judgment in excess of $75,000. Paul, in the suit, alleges Walton assaulted him. The suit further alleges that Walton used his official capacity as sheriff to suppress Paul’s speech, retaliate against him and seize him.

“Walton was acting in conspiracy with state actors, including law enforcement by attempting (to) limit public participation in a meeting ... and imposing unlawful time, place and manner restrictions and engaging in prior restraint,” Paul states in the petition.

Paul further alleges that Walton, who was named in the suit individually and in his official capacity, subjected him to an “unreasonable seizure” and retaliated against him for “exercising his rights of free speech, association and assembly.”

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