$11m settlement for two brothers wrongfully sent to death row
Lawyers representing two former North Carolina sheriffâs deputies agreed to a US$9 million (A$11 million) settlement with two intellectually disabled half brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 killing of an 11-year-old girl.
The lawyers for former Robeson County Sheriffâs Office deputies James Locklear and Kenneth Sealey agreed in federal court to the settlement with Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, who will split the settlement between them, The
News & Observer of Raleigh reported.
County Attorney Rob Davis said in an email to the newspaper that the insurance companies that cover the sheriff s office will pay the settlement.
Updated: 6:48 PM EDT May 15, 2021
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Trio charged after traffic stop leads to drug busts in Robeson County Dexter Grant, Casey Grant, Shanda Lyons (Source: Robeson Co. Sheriff s Office) By WMBF News Staff | May 15, 2021 at 4:44 PM EDT - Updated May 15 at 4:44 PM
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) - Three people are behind bars in Robeson County after authorities said a traffic stop led to a pair of drug busts.
The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said the traffic stop occurred Thursday in the area of Meadow Road and Indian Heritage Road in Lumberton.
Deputies later searched the vehicle and found cocaine, prescription medication and drug paraphernalia.
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