Jackson officials settle lawsuit over George Robinson's death
The family of a Jackson man who died after an interaction with police officers will receive nearly $18,000 in a wrongful death settlement.
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The family of a Jackson man who died after an interaction with police officers will receive nearly $18,000 in a wrongful death settlement.
A former Jackson police officer accused of extreme actions that caused a 62-year-old man to die has been released from custody following a mandate from the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Following a 5-4 decision by the appeals court to overturn Anthony Fox’s five-year sentence for culpable-negligence manslaughter in the death...
The state’s appeals court has reversed the conviction of a former Jackson police officer accused of extreme actions that caused a 62-year-old man to die. In August 2022, Anthony Fox was sentenced to five years in prison for culpable-negligence manslaughter in the January 2019 death of George Robinson. Fox, alongside...
Bettersten Wade, the mother of Dexter Wade, previously sued the city after her brother was beaten and killed by three JPD officers in 2019.
Did the family’s lawsuit against the city and police influence how officials handled this case?