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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.
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.
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 a 2018 arrest.