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No. 30994-1-111
Brownfield v. City ofYakima

Brownfield also complained that Merryman gave Dejoumette compensatory time for his

work with YP AL, while Brownfield and another officer received no compensation for the

same work. In the memorandum, Brownfield wrote that "Dejoumette and Lt. Merryman

are long time friends and on the surface this is a true conflict of interest." CP at 83.

Yakima Police Department Captain Greg Copeland later investigated Brownfield's

allegations and found them to be based upon Brownfield's perceptions, not on fact.

On August 15, Officer Brownfield sent a memo to Sergeant Tim Bardwell, in the

Yakima Police Department Fraud Division. Brownfield sought Bardwell's help in

removing Officer Dejoumette from fraud cases so that Dejoumette could devote full time

to his duties as a community services officer. Brownfield complained that Dejoumette

used fraud cases as an excuse to avoid his community service duties, which imposed

extra work on Brownfield.

In early 2005, Jeff Brownfield again complained about Officer Dejoumette to

Sergeant Mike Amos and Lieutenant Mike Merryman. Brownfield claimed that

Dejoumette failed in his duties as YPAL treasurer. According to Brownfield,

Dejoumette did not timely reimburse the yP AL bank account, which resulted in an

overdraft being charged for an insufficient check. Brownfield alleged that Officer

Dejoumette put YPAL's grant eligibility in jeopardy by not timely renewing YPAL's

charter with the national Police Athletic League (PAL). To ensure that YPAL functioned

effectively, Brownfield assumed some of Officer Dejoumette's treasurer duties.

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