$21.35 Million Verdict: Jury Sides with Ex-Captain in East Texas Political Retaliation Case
QUITMAN, Texas — A former East Texas police captain, Terry Bevill, has been awarded $21.35 million by a federal jury in a wrongful termination lawsuit that accused local officials of collusion and manipulating due process. The lawsuit stemmed from Bevill’s 2017 dismissal and arrest after he questioned the fairness of a judicial process involving a friend. Bevill was terminated from his position after signing an affidavit supporting a county jail administrator’s request for a change of trial venue. This administrator had been charged with tampering with a government record to allegedly help the release of … Read more