Former Pocomoke police chief speaks out about pending case

— will appear in court to fight the accusations. since the charges were levied — kelvin sewell and lynell green — have been tight lipped. until today. they spoke to 47 abc’s julian sadur after their hearing today in snow hill. he joins us now — live in studio — with the details of that conversation. julian what did they have to say? lili – to put it quite frankly – kelvin sewell said that without a doubt these misconduct charges are retaliation. sewell and lynell green maintain their innocence. and they both feel strongly — that by the conclusion of this case – the public will see that. 105332 we’re going to move on with our lives, we want them to move on 105335 they’re the ones keep attacking us over and over and over again and do i think it’s because of the lawsuit, yes, yes it is. 105343 track tuesday after his criminal motions hearing – an impassioned kelvin sewell. the former pocomoke city police chief alleging the misconduct charges that he and former lieutenant lynell green are facing …. a direct retaliation for them filing an equal employment opportunity commission lawsuit against their former department – the worcester county states attorney — and the sheriff’s office. the lawsuit claims – sewell – green and one other officer were treated unfairly because of their race. that case — will be heard in maryland’s federal district court. it’s not clear when that will go to trial. sewell’s misconduct case – on the other hand – is set for the first week in december in worcester county circuit court. the state claims sewell and green interfered with a car crash investigation to benefit a friend. 104922 “do you feel that you’re going to have a fair shot here in worcester county”i don’t want to comment on that 104928” track tuesday in court – a judging ruled in favor of the state on two out of three motions. the first — keeps information about one of the state’s witnesses – a former salisbury police officer – sealed. the defense team claims this information would have called the credibility of the witness into question. the second motion – denies the defense’s ability to use an expert witness. sewell’s attorneys wanted to call a career law enforcement officer to explain what the duties of a police chief would be in that scenario — but the judge agreed with the prosecutors that claim the expert witness would only confuse the jury. despite those rulings — green says he and sewell are confident – because they believe they did nothing wrong. 105107 “do you believe by the end of december, by january that your names will be cleared here in worcester county” 105111 yes i think we will be vindicated i think we’ll go on and enjoy our lives and move forward, it’s time to move forward 105118 now sewell told me — had the judge ruled in favor of allowing the defense to have their expert witness — that would have been quote – a tremendous win for them. but the defense can claim one victory today. the judge ruled that the defense will be able to bring up the e-e-o-c complaint and allegations of racial discrimination — in this misconduct case. the prosecution wanted to block that from the trial. one thing that lieutenant green added – is that he hopes that this misconduct case – paired with the equal employment lawsuit – will help future african-americans in the area – so they never have to experience what he and sewell are experiencing now. lili – back to you. thank you for that report, julian. 47 abc’s julian sadur — reporting live in studio tonight. now — in terms of the federal race discrimination case — judging from online court documents – it appears the most recent activity was a successful motion by the plaintiffs – to deny the admission of an amended complaint from franklin savage. savage is the third officer named in the lawsuit – along with sewell and green. another big development in the alleged contraband