March 10, 2008
L.A. Man Wins $1.3 Million Verdict
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury awarded a man a $1.3 million verdict, saying deputies used excessive force when they peppered his sport utility vehicle with 66 bullets. Winston Hayes, 46, suffered nine bullet wounds when deputies fired 120 shots at him at the end of a low-speed pursuit on May 9, 2005. More than half the bullets hit Hayes' vehicle. "Justice was done," Hayes said after the verdict. Read more...Posted by Webmaster at March 10, 2008 12:13 AM
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