A Beaumont man is asking for a public apology as part of a lawsuit filed against a Beaumont police sergeant and two other men.
John Allen Hall filed complaint Aug. 14 in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas against Christopher Jon Pallone, Beaumont police fraud detective Sgt. Barry Scarborough and Jesse Jones.
According to the complaint, Hall did $1,776 worth of work for Pallone but was never paid. He says he filed a theft report against Pallone with the Beaumont Police Department but says Scarborough refused to investigate.
Hall says he attempted to help Jesse Jones, 'a homeless addict", by purchasing a phone for him. He says Jones "used the device to conspire with Pallone by informing Pallone each person" from whom Hall was seeking help. Hall contends Jones also stole personal property from him.
Hall alleges Pallone and Jones are harassing and stalking him. He says both men lied to Scarborough, constituting a crime. Hall alleges Scarborough has proof that Pallone owes him money. He calls the investigator "an accessory to the fact and a "co-conspirator" who is, therefore, "liable, as he did absolutely nothing to protect" Hall's constitutional rights.
In the complaint, Hall requests a federal investigation of the Beaumont Police Department and the Jefferson County district attorney. He also asks for a copy of Texas law that allows an alleged friendship between the defendants to make them immune to prosecution.
Hall seeks the "entire wages" allegedly owed by Pallone plus damages for pain and suffering. He also requests a public apology from the Jefferson County district attorney and the Beaumont Police Department, and says Scarborough should be "permanently removed from any public duties."
Hall is representing himself.
The case number is Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas case 1:14-cv-00417-ZJH
This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed at the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note that a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt and it represents only one side of the story.
