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Federal court jury awards (m) millions in wrongful death suit Email to a Friend Printer Friendly Version Latest News more>> Quick-acting neighbor saves boy from drowning Pro-life advocates protest Napolitano appearance at Knights of Columbus hall More News McCain visits Iraq, hailed by Arizona soldiers After five years, burned officer says things are good Nuclear plant reactor to remain shut down for weeks Mountain community continues rebound from 2003 wildfire County Attorney replies to prosecution of illegal immigrants High schools restricting military recruiters Murder charge dropped against woman in her husband's death Court reduces lawyer's suspension to make up for its mistake Goddard sees pluses, minuses to new law on English learning Surge in Saudi students enrolling at UA PHOENIX It's going to cost Maricopa County taxpayers a lot of money after a federal court jury awards (m) millions of dollars in a wrongful death suit against the sheriff's office. The case centered on the death of jail inmate Charles Agster. Agster was arrested for trespassing at a convenience store, but 45 minutes later he was dead in the Madison Street Jail. The jury awarded Agster's family nine million dollars this afternoon for wrongful death and violating Agster's civil rights.
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