Stop Marvin's shadow government and the Sheriff's unequal treatment and protection of one family

On October 28, 2025, the Sheriff's Office's then Chief Legal Counsel wrote Chris "go ahead, and make my day" and told him not to contact the Office "for any reason other than an emergency call to 911" (letter p. 4). Our lawsuit alleges the letter bars our whole household and has not been rescinded (SAC p. 39). We ask for equal treatment and equal protection. Nothing more.

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Our story

In February 2024, Tori repeated at a Council meeting what the Sheriff's Office had told her: burglars used walking trails to reach homes (SAC p. 21). On February 20, 2024, copying the Sheriff, the Village asked the Office "to ascertain if they are factual statements" (email, p. 3).

On a call Tori recorded, Detective Trull said, "all that stuff is stuff that I said" (transcript, p. 1), and of the Village, "They're trying to discredit the info that you got from me" (recording, 10:32). The recording exists; our lawsuit pleads what he told her (SAC p. 22).

On August 12, 2025, Lt. Maye told the Council he had asked for "those recordings ... several times" and had "been denied access"; we know of one request (SAC p. 22; captions).

Shadow government

Kim Vandenberg left the Council in December 2025 (SAC p. 4). Her influence did not.

• May 20, 2026. The Village's insurer wrote that settling the Village's own claims "does not change" its coverage evaluation for claims left against her (insurer, p. 9).
• June 1. The Council voted in open session to settle with us (captions).
• June 9. Adam Kuykendall, who our lawsuit alleges conspired with the Vandenbergs (SAC p. 4), wrote every member: "change your approach if you plan on serving full terms" (the email).
• June 15. The Council suspended the settlement "pending further analysis" (captions).

The record proves the dates, not the cause.

On August 25, 2026, Mr. Kuykendall publicly "liked" a comment saying a national school-choice advocate should "get Kirk'd" (Townhall; X).

What we ask

1. Sheriff Cathey: rescind the October 28, 2025 letter in writing. County Commissioners: publicly disavow it and Mr. Kuykendall's threats, and ask the Sheriff to rescind it.
2. Marvin Council: by recorded vote, say that "Get Kirk'd" and threats to our family and this Council are not okay; that cutting one family off from the Sheriff's Office is not okay; and that it is false that the Village cannot settle without Kim Vandenberg or must pay for any out-of-scope misconduct by her: the statute says "may," not "must" (G.S. 160A-167). Then resolve not to pay or indemnify her where a court finds she harmed our family outside the scope of her duty or with actual malice.

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Chris and Tori Comiskey, Marvin Creek (October 5, 2026)

Read it yourself

No court has ruled; our allegations are unproven. "SAC p. N" opens that page of our lawsuit as filed.

1. Council meeting, August 12, 2025. Lt. Maye: "have have been denied access to those" (caption sheet). Village recording: 31:01; 32:30.
2. Our lawsuit, filed September 30, 2026 (ECF No. 39-2; leave to file pending; unproven): 53 pages.
3. The October 28, 2025 letter, as sent. "go ahead, and make my day": the letter and its transmittal.
4. "Get Kirk'd," August 2026. Townhall, August 28, 2026; Corey DeAngelis on X. No source file attached.
5. June 9, 2026, to every Council member. "change your approach if you plan on serving full terms": the email (PRR-2026-88).
6. Our settlement offer, forwarded, November 2, 2024. Village records show then Mayor Pro Tempore Kim Vandenberg sent it to her husband's personal email: the forward.
7. Chris's October 23, 2025 letter, which the October 28 letter answers: "there was only one request, which was denied" (p. 3). Chris's words, not a finding.
8. Chris's October 28, 2025 reply, 51 minutes after the letter: Lt. Maye "asked once and was denied" (p. 1). Chris's words, not a finding.
9. Chris's October 31, 2025 demand and November 14, 2025 referral to the District Attorney: the demand; the referral. Chris's words, not findings.

Source documents

Each file opens on its own. Black boxes are our redactions, and each file's first page says what was blacked out and why. No child is named in any file.

• Our lawsuit as filed: proposed Second Amended Complaint, ECF No. 39-2, September 30, 2026 (53 pp.)
• February 20, 2024: the Village Manager to the Sheriff's Office, "to ascertain if they are factual statements" (Village production, Bates 198 to 202, and PRR-2026-90 p. 1655) (6 pp.)
• February 29, 2024 work session, Village machine captions, pp. 1 to 2 (2 pp.)
• March 20, 2024: Lt. Maye, "adding Det. Trull into the mix" (Village production, Bates 399 to 400) (2 pp.)
• Detective Trull's call with Tori: transcript excerpt, machine transcript, not yet checked by ear (2 pp.)
• The Wingfoot Drive home and the trail: map (our statement; to be verified) (1 p.)
• August 2024 Nextdoor messages from "Adam K." to Tori, as sent to the Village (Combined PDFs pp. 1519, 1521, 1526, 1527) (4 pp.)
• Our settlement offer, forwarded, and the November 25, 2024 reply (PRR-2026-54) (2 pp.)
• August 12, 2025 Council meeting: caption sheet (1 p.)
• Chris's October 23, 2025 letter to Lt. Maye and then Mayor Pollino, with the October 28 transmittal (6 pp.)
• The October 28, 2025 letter and its transmittal email (6 pp.)
• Chris's October 28, 2025 reply to Mr. Christian (4 pp.)
• Chris's October 31, 2025 24-hour demand, as forwarded November 3, 2025 (6 pp.)
• Chris's November 14, 2025 referral to the District Attorney and Internal Affairs (2 pp.)
• Incident Report 2025-09111 and the Sheriff's Office's January 5, 2026 records response (6 pp.)
• May 20, 2026: the Village's insurer to the Village Manager (PRR-2026-57 pp. 9 to 10) (2 pp.)
• June 1 and June 15, 2026 Council actions on settlement: caption excerpts (1 p.)
• June 9, 2026: Mr. Kuykendall to the Council (PRR-2026-88 p. 1) (1 p.)
• June 21, 2026 Nextdoor comment: photograph (1 p.)
• G.S. 160A-167, text as published by the General Assembly (1 p.)

The Record, our full document and timeline archive, is at anagage.com/record; the Kickstarter page is here. No court has ruled on our claims; everything stated as an allegation is unproven. No child is named in any file on this page.