Fired Oak Hill cop sues city

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OAK HILL -- It didn't take former cop Michael Ihnken long to fire back at embattled Police Chief Diane Young for his dragged out suspension and ultimately his dismissal from the force. Ihnken has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in circuit court against the city of Oak Hill.

The suit was filed on his behalf by attorney William MacQueen and received by the clerk of the court this afternoon. Paperwork on it wasn't immediately available because it hadn't yet been scanned, a court official said.

Lawsuits filed in circuit court seek a minimum of $15,000. Ihnken was fired March 28, barely six weeks after his status was changed from paid to unpaid administrative leave at the rquest of Police Chief Diane Young.

The chief had accused him of failing to keep his firearms training certification up to date.