Darrell Jones, exonerated of 1985 Brockton murder, is suing the city
BROCKTON — A man who was exonerated after serving 32 years in prison for a 1985 Brockton murder he always maintained he didn't commit is now suing the city and its police department. Darrell Jones filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Boston against the city of Brockton; former police officers Joseph Smith, Fotis Colocousis, Paul Washek, Richard Shanks, Thomas Spillane, John Luciano, Donald E. Lagarde and Robert Gillis; William J. Sproules in his capacity as a personal representative of the estate of former city police officer Richard J. Sproules; and 10 yet-unknown officers a...