Bannister Sues Gwinnett County Sheriff
Former Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister sues Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway and two sheriff's deputies for false arrest.
After indicating at the time that he was keeping his options open, former Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister has decided to exercise one of those options and file suit against Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway and two sheriff’s deputies. The suit, filed Monday, accuses Conway and Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputies Michael “M.G.” Cummings and Vardis “Buzz” Benson of false arrest, false imprisonment and retaliatory prosecution. The law suit is as a result of Bannister’s arrest in 2010 for supposedly driving under the influence. Bannister was stopped after leaving a Lilburn restaurant in his county issued vehicle. A patron at the restaurant called the authorities and reported that Bannister had been drinking. Although …
