Fortuna settles wrongful death case for $900K
The city of Fortuna has settled in a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed against two city police officers relating to the 2012 fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jacob Newmaker. The city has agreed to pay $900,000 to Newmaker’s parents, Jerry Newmaker and Susan Olesen, in exchange for the wrongful death and excessive force charges being dismissed, […]
Source: times-standard.com