Jury awards $5 million in punitive damages in Metcalf case
The jury ruled that damages of $1 million each should be paid by Robert Dee, Matthew Cross, Edward Kawalek, Robert States and Scott Emerling.
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The jury ruled that damages of $1 million each should be paid by Robert Dee, Matthew Cross, Edward Kawalek, Robert States and Scott Emerling.
"As an attorney, I was pretty shocked to see the award, knowing that there was no real basis in fact," Poloncarz told The Buffalo News on Thursday.
Investigatory records thought to have been lost have reappeared for the second time in the civil trial over the 2012 death of Erie County Holding Center inmate Richard Metcalf Jr.
Erie County Sheriff's Sgt. Matthew Cross put both the "spit mask" and the pillowcase "loosely" on Metcalf's head, but he didn't tie the mask and didn't see who did, he
In a matter of about three minutes, Depew Police Officer Rene Smith saw different sides of Richard Metcalf Jr. Inside a Depew banquet center at around 2:30 a.m. on Nov.