Special prosecutor Fred Franklin gives an update on the indictment of Jake Gardner after Gardner was found dead by suicide over the weekend. Gardner, a white bar owner, was charged with manslaughter and three other felonies by a grand jury following the May 30 fatal shooting of James Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man.
A lawsuit contends that statements made by a special prosecutor were responsible for the suicide of Omaha bar owner Jake Gardner.
The suit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Nebraska by Gardner's parents, David and Glenda Sue Gardner, on Gardner's behalf.
Jake Gardner
The lawsuit claims that special prosecutor Frederick Franklin and Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine violated Jake Gardner's 6th and 14th Amendment rights.Â