A Jackson couple filed suit Tuesday against the mayor of that Butts County town for allegedly having their pickup towed from a city lot because there was a political sign on the bumper.
Ronald and Deborah Moon regularly parked their 2001 Dodge Ram truck in a downtown lot while they attend church services nearby, but on Oct. 11 their truck was the only vehicle towed from the lot, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Macon.
The bumper sticker supported Republican Austin Scott's election last year to represent the Eighth Congressional District, which includes Butts County.
According to the suit, Jackson Mayor Charlie Brown called 16 minutes after the Moon’s parked and demanded that the truck be towed “immediately because it had political signs.” The tow log names the “mayor” as the officer.
The Moons said they were told three separate times that the reason the mayor gave for impounded the Dodge Ram was it had a “political” sign on it.
Brown and Scott’s spokeswoman did not respond to messages left Tuesday.
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