Border Patrol Sued After Agents Fatally Shot Unarmed U.S. Citizen
A federal lawsuit alleges Border Patrol agents fatally shot an unarmed U.S. citizen who posed no danger.
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Judge Dismisses Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Border Patrol in Taser Explosion
A Border Patrol agent whose use of a Taser caused a deadly car explosion acted reasonably, a judge ruled in dismissing a wrong-death lawsuit against the agency.
Parents Awarded $3M in Wrongful Death Suit in Son’s Death at Hands of DEA
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The parents of an 18-year-old honor student who was shot and killed by plainclothes DEA agents in a state of confusion in southern California were awarded $3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit, the Los Angeles Times reports. U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald ruled that the DEA agents were not negligent in…
Chechen Father Arrives in U.S. to Sue FBI Over Death of His Son in Orlando
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The father of the Chechen man killed during an FBI interview at his home in Florida is suing the bureau for the wrongful death of his 27-year-old son, Time reports. Abdulbaki Todashev, who lives in Chechnya, arrived in Tampa Monday to begin filing the suit with the help of the ACLU. Todashev’s…
Border Patrol Agent Fired Gun 10 Times at Driver Who Carried Him on Hood of Car
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent fired his weapon 10 times at the driver of a car that hit him during a drug raid in Southern California, an autopsy released Thursday shows, the Associated Press reports. Agent Justin Tackett, who had been suspended four times for misconduct during nearly four years of working as…