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The risk management pool for Maine's counties paid $415,000 in legal fees and a $385,000 settlement to Brian Dunnigan over his allegations that York County Jail officers broke several of his ribs and left scars on his chest with a Taser.
In his suit, Brian Dunnigan alleged a supervisor repeatedly jolted him with a Taser while corrections officers pinned him in his cell five years ago.
Brian Dunnigan, 63, accused the jail officers of pinning him to the ground and ramming a stun gun into his chest and shocking him.
A photo of the burns that Brian Dunnigan says he sustained from a Taser is part of the court filing.
Brian Dunnigan, 63, filed a civil lawsuit against several corrections officers and the sheriff, alleging they violated his constitutional rights by subjecting him to excessive use of force after his 2018 arrest.