Deputy Jerry McKinney worked at the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office for twenty years. After he had a stroke, he was transferred to working twelve-hour shifts. As an accommodation, he asked to work eight-hour shifts. The sheriff's office response? "Your job description is working a 12 hour shift with offenders and if you cannot do this, my suggestion is to retire."

When McKinney declined to retire, the Sheriff fired him - five days before Christmas.

The Law Office of William Most, along with the firm of Lasky Murphy, is representing Deputy McKinney in a lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office for wrongful termination and violation of his rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Read more about it here: https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Former-RPSO-deputy-files-lawsuit-with-sheriffs-office-563223991.html