Thursday, November 18, 2010
Deputy Cleared In Civil Suit Over Shooting
KENTUCKY...
A federal jury has cleared deputy sheriff in central Kentucky in a civil lawsuit over a shooting.
The lawsuit accused Bourbon County Deputy Ed Rodgers of using excessive force after he shot an unarmed man in a dark field.
Rodgers was sent in 2007 to check the welfare of Robert Brewer, who had been drinking, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Rodgers testified that when he arrived, he saw a weapon and thought he had been fired on so he fired his gun.
Brewer's attorneys questioned how reasonable it was that Rodgers believed Brewer had a gun since no weapon was ever found.
The jury reached the verdict Nov. 10. Two previous trials ended with juries not being able to reach a verdict.
A federal jury has cleared deputy sheriff in central Kentucky in a civil lawsuit over a shooting.
Rodgers was sent in 2007 to check the welfare of Robert Brewer, who had been drinking, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Rodgers testified that when he arrived, he saw a weapon and thought he had been fired on so he fired his gun.
Brewer's attorneys questioned how reasonable it was that Rodgers believed Brewer had a gun since no weapon was ever found.
The jury reached the verdict Nov. 10. Two previous trials ended with juries not being able to reach a verdict.
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