City of Topeka, Shawnee County sued in identity case

William D. Blue sued the governments of Shawnee County and the city of Topeka this past week over a situation last September in which a man arrested after a robbery and chase falsely identified himself as Blue to Topeka police, who shared that information with news media. Topeka attorney Eric Kjorlie, representing Blue, filed the suit Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court alleging the city and county negligently placed Blue in a "disreputable false light."