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Tennessee Officials Pay $450,000 to Settle Lawsuit in Detainee's Murder by Guards

Loaded on May 15, 2004 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News May, 2004, page 35
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Municipal Liability. Location: Tennessee.
Tennessee Officials Pay $450,000 to Settle Lawsuit
in Detainee's Murder by Guards

by David M. Reutter


Wilson County and City of Lebanon, Tennessee, jail officials agreed to pay the widow of Walter Steven Kuntz $450,000 to settle a lawsuit that charged jail guards beat him to death. Following a traffic …

 

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