Justice Dept. joins in Pocomoke City bias lawsuit

The U.S. Justice Department have sided with Pocomoke City’s former police chief and two other black officers alleging race discrimination, filing a motion Wednesday to intervene in a lawsuit they brought. The motion seeks a court order that requires Pocomoke City to ensure its workplace is free of discrimination and retaliatory conduct. The motion also seeks monetary relief for the three plaintiffs. Former Police Chief Kelvin Sewell, former Officer Franklin Savage, and former Lt. Lynell Green filed the suit in January. They allege that Pocomoke city government, the