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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
Tennessee Officials Pay $450,000 to Settle Lawsuit
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Jail Misconduct,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Settlements,
Disclosure of Records,
Municipal Liability.
Location:
Tennessee.
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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