Jury clears 2 police officers in wrongful death lawsuit.
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Apr. 21–After four days of testimony, a federal jury took less than four hours yesterday to rule in favor of two Columbus police officers accused of excessive force in the 2003 shooting death of Daunte Miller. “A nightmare is over,” Police Officer Bruce Beard said outside the courtroom after he and Sgt. Anthony Luzio were cleared of the allegations in a civil suit filed by Miller’s mother. “In the end, the truth always wins out.” Luzio said his reaction was relief. “It’s frustrating the way we and our families were put through hell for the past four years, but it shows the system works.” A 10-member jury in U.S. District Court in Columbus had… |