According to police, Gomez was arraigned Wednesday afternoon and committed to Lancaster County Prison on $100,000 bail. Police said no one was seriously injured in the incident. BY: RYAN ROBINSON Comment here
Former Bartlesville officer Cody I. Thomas sued city for discrimination June 22, 2011 Another $6 million dollar lawsuit alleging harassment and discrimination has been filed against the City of Bartlesville and Bartlesville Fraternal Order of Police. Former Bartlesville Police Department officer Cody I. Thomas, who is of Hispanic heritage and was hired in 2009, alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in United States District Court that between Sept. 7, 2009 and the present, he has been repeatedly harassed with a ―barrage of racially charged comments, embarrassing statements to fellow officers, humiliation and ridicule, directly related to (Thomas‘) Hispanic heritage.‖ A work environment was created that was so hostile it affected Thomas‘ ability to perform his police duties, the lawsuit states. According to the lawsuit, the harassment began with the roll call when a supervising officer would call out Thomas‘ name using ―an obscene term for female genitalia‖ as Thomas‘ first name. Thomas‘ lawsuit claims that superior officers — some of whom were also officers in the FOP — made a statement that it was ―kinda funny the only ones we have problems with are the two Hispanics.‖