Deputy

$33 Million Jury Award to Man Abused by Deputy After Neglect by San Bernardino Officials

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San Bernardino, CA — A jury in San Bernardino County has handed down a significant $33 million verdict to a man who asserted he was neglected as a child and consequently sexually abused by a deputy sheriff. This hefty compensation includes $27.5 million the county is responsible for, after additional damages were levied against individuals not part of the lawsuit. The abuse began when the victim, who was 14 at the time, moved in with Deputy Jeremie Russell Cox in Yucca Valley back in 2014. According to the plaintiff’s attorney, Christopher J. Keane, this horrifying … Read more

Widow of Indiana Deputy Files Suit, Claims Training Exercise Led to Fatal Incident

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A lawsuit filed in Vanderburgh County alleges that a fatal training exercise, known as “the big fight,” directly contributed to the death of Deputy Asson Hacker, a sheriff’s deputy. The legal action, initiated by Hacker’s widow, claims negligence in the handling of the training and immediate medical response which might have prevented his untimely death. “The big fight” training exercise, designed to test law enforcement trainees’ physical capabilities in handling real-life confrontations, reportedly became tragic when Hacker, participating along with other trainees, collapsed and did not receive timely medical assistance. The practice … Read more

St. Augustine Jury Convicts Man for Attempted Murder of Deputy in 2020 Standoff

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St. Augustine, Fla. — A St. Johns County jury delivered a guilty verdict in a high-stakes case involving an attack on a law enforcement officer, concluding a tense series of events that began over two years ago. Richard Bonsell was convicted on Wednesday of attempted murder following a dangerous confrontation in which he shot at a deputy. The incident took place in April 2020, when Bonsell, driving a vehicle later identified as stolen, was intercepted by a sheriff’s deputy in a shopping center parking lot in Ponte Vedra Beach. The routine traffic stop escalated dramatically … Read more

Trial Looms for Former Dallas Deputy in Unusual DWI Case Where She Tested Below the Legal Limit

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Dallas, TX – Jury selection is set to commence next Tuesday for a former Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputy entangled in a legal battle following a 2021 DWI arrest. Despite recording a blood alcohol concentration below Texas’s legal limit, the deputy was terminated from her position, sparking controversy and debate over the circumstances of her firing and the subsequent criminal charges. The case surfaces in a landscape where law enforcement officers are scrutinized for both on-duty and off-duty conduct, especially related to substance use. The former deputy, whose name has not been disclosed due to the … Read more