A Gary man previously awarded $25.5 million in a federal lawsuit against the city of Hammond and a former police officer has now been awarded more than $410,000 in attorney fees and costs.
A federal jury awarded $25.5 million last week to a Gary man after finding a now-retired Hammond cop prevented him from having a fair trial in a 1980 gas station rape and robbery case.
A federal jury has awarded a Gary man $25.5 million in his lawsuit alleging that a now-retired police officer violated his civil rights and deprived him of a fair trial in a case involving a 1980 rape and robbery.