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Diabetic Indiana Man Receives $400,000 for False Arrest

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2011

Filed under: Diabetes, Police, False Arrest. Location: Indiana.

An Indiana federal jury ruled in favor of a diabetic man erroneously arrested following a traffic accident. The jury awarded $400,000 for the man’s continued detention after his illness became known.

Michael Overton was arrested, with the assistance of dogs and a taser, after his vehicle sideswiped another car and ...

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