Jurors in Florida’s Panhandle say a sheriff’s deputy did not use excessive force when he shot and killed an unarmed man in 2009. Jeffery Weekley’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2012. Authorities said the shooting happened as Walton …
A federal judge has upheld a jury’s $2.26 million wrongful death award against the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in a case where two deputies shot and repeatedly shocked a suspect. The Ocala Star-Banner reports that U.S. District Court Judge William …
The family of a young Arizona boy who was fatally struck by Pima County Sheriff’s Department vehicle has filed a claim seeking $50 million in damages. Authorities say 10-year-old Xavier Arturo Sanchez died July 15 when he was hit by …
A woman injured in a crash is suing a northern New Mexico sheriff over claims he failed to hold a drunken driver accountable in her accident. The Las Vegas Optic reports that 28-year-old Mora County Josephine Torres in a recent …