Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard will seek to arrest political opponents as she faces eviction

Tiffany Henyard, nan scandal-plagued Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, has suggested she'll activity to apprehension governmental opponents, galore of whom person raised concerns astir her lavish spending connected nan taxpayers' dime.

The embattled mayor, who is besides facing eviction from her rented home, has made nationalist headlines owed to her alleged misuse of payer funds, pinch erstwhile Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot previously investigating her royal spending habits.

"I will beryllium seeking arrests for individuals involved," Henyard said, during a rambling 90-minute video she posted connected Facebook Tuesday.  

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Tiffany Henyard, nan scandal-plagued Democratic mayor of Dolton, took to Facebook Tuesday to bash her opponents.   (Facebook)

"I will beryllium pressing charges. It’s a lot. And that’s conscionable maine telling you a small spot because each this pointing nan digit astatine Tiffany – aliases lying connected maine – I’m complete it. Now it’s clip for maine to speak, arsenic I say, truth speaks."

Henyard, who introduces herself arsenic "super mayor" successful nan video, did not opportunity what crimes her opponents whitethorn person committed. 

She took to nan societal media level aft a gathering of nan Thornton Township, which she besides leads arsenic Supervisor, was canceled owed to deficiency of quorum arsenic trustees raised information concerns astir nan gathering venue. It’s nan 2nd clip successful a statement that nan gathering has been canceled, according to nan Chicago Tribune. 

She besides blasted nan "fake news" for nan media’s sum of her clip successful agency and bashed dissenting officials.

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Tiffany Henyard's outfits are professionally styled by a manner expert. (stylemebrandon | Instagram/screenshot)

"Why is it pinch maine and my life… y’all don’t perceive my side? Y’all judge disconnected nan 1 broadside of nan communicative that’s retired successful nan world, but ne'er perceive from me… I was ever told… ‘if you want nan beverage get it from me,’ you person to get it from nan horse’s mouth."

Henyard has promised impervious of her opponents’ misdeeds successful nan past, pitching a podcast and little nationalist media tour but grounded to deliver, per WGNTV.

In her Facebook post, Henyard says that those bringing allegations against her are doing it arsenic a distraction.

"Why do we person each this attraction connected Tiffany Henyard? What nan hellhole [are] they doing that they don’t want america to cognize about, while they [are] distracting america complete here," she asks."

Meanwhile, Henyard’s landlord tells Fox 32 Chicago that nan politician and her fellow Kamal Woods haven't paid their rent since August and wants them out. 

The brace are together pulling down good complete $300,000 from taxpayers, according to Fox 32 Chicago, citing nationalist payrolls.

Their landlord, Genetta Hull, said she was forced to raise nan rent by $200 to $2,400 a period because her spot taxes went up again and past Woods told her he couldn't spend it, per nan outlet.

Tiffany Henyard, politician of Dolton, Illinois, has travel nether occurrence for her excessive spending. (Fox 32)

Hull said Henyard and Woods refused to salary nan other rent successful August, past stopped paying altogether, failing to present rent checks for September and October.

Hull said she is owed thousands of dollars disconnected them while they besides changed nan locks and car shed doorway codification truthful she couldn't get inside, per Fox 32. The landlord revenge an eviction suit against nan pair, but Cook County sheriffs person tried and grounded to service nan suit some astatine nan location and nan colony hall.

Hull tells Fox 32 she erstwhile considered Henyard a friend and did run activity for her. 

Henyard precocious took to Facebook to denote she will tally for a second word for politician of Dolton.

She was first elected politician of Dolton, a southbound suburb of Chicago, successful 2021 aft serving 2 position arsenic trustee connected nan village's board. She won nan predetermination successful a landslide – receiving much than 80% of nan vote.

Dubbed by residents arsenic "the worst politician successful America." She earned nan nickname aft her word was plagued pinch controversy, including money mismanagement.

Her reelection announcement came arsenic she's heading a suit against respective colony trustees, nan Dolton Park District, nan colony clerk, and nan colony administrator.

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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been investigating Henyard. (REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski)

The ineligible conflict stems from a erstwhile arguable colony committee meeting, which Henyard alleges violated procedures.

Meanwhile, Lightfoot’s investigation into nan Village of Dolton’s financial business revealed successful a preliminary study that Dolton's wide money equilibrium was $5.61 cardinal successful 2022, but by May 2024 nan equilibrium had dropped to a shortage of $3.65 million.

Lightfoot besides disclosed that Henyard utilized nan colony in installments paper to make purchases astatine Amazon, Target, Walgreens, Wayfair and different retailers. One jaw-dropping connection revealed that nan embattled politician had dropped $33,000 connected Jan. 5, 2023, connected Amazon. 

Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.