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SHREVEPORT, La. â The family of a man who last spring in police custody has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, the police chief and officers.
James Carter, of The Cochran Firm in Metairie, who filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court, is asking for unspecified damages on behalf of the family of Tommie McGlothen Jr. In October, Carter sent a demand letter to the city saying he would not sue if the city agreed to pay a $25 million settlement. The city took no action.
Names as defendants in the lawsuit are the city of Shreveport, its insurance company, Police Chief Ben Raymond and four Shreveport police officers.
Lawsuit filed in Black man s death from fight with police
KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press
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1of3This 2014 photo provided by Kimberly McGlothlen shows her deceased husband Tommie McGlothen Jr. Family members of McGlothen, who died after an altercation in April 2020 with police in Shreveport, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, March 16, 2021, against the northwest Louisiana city, its police chief and four of its officers. The four Shreveport officers named in the suit face state criminal charges and have pleaded not guilty. (Kimberly McGlothlen via AP)Kimberly McGlothlen/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 file photo, Pastor Linus Mays leads a prayer at the start of a news conference with family of Tommie McGlothen, Jr., outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse with attorney James Carter, left, in Shreveport, La. Relatives of a Black man who died after an altercation with police have filed a federal lawsuit against a northwest
Family of Tommie McGlothen Jr. files lawsuit against police chief, officers involved in manâs death in 2020
FULL VIDEO: Family of Tommie McGlothen Jr. files lawsuit against chief of police, officers involved By Rachael Thomas | March 16, 2021 at 10:05 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 9:42 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The family of a man who died while in the custody of Shreveport police officers in 2020 has now filed a lawsuit against the city, chief of police, and the four officers involved in the manâs death.
Family of Tommie McGlothen, Jr. to make announcement
Tommie McGlothen Jr. died April 5, 2020 after being beaten and tased by officers. His family, along with their attorney, James Carter of The Cochran Law Firm, has filed a lawsuit against Shreveport Chief of Police Ben Raymond and the four officers involved: Treona McCarter, Brian Ross, DâMarea Johnson, and James LeClare.
The family of Tommie McGlothen, Jr., along with family attorney James Carter of The Cochran Firm, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Shreveport Chief of Police Ben Raymond and four of the officers involved in McGlothen s death.
The lawsuit comes after a $25 million settlement demand by the family back in October, naming the City of Shreveport, Raymond, and the four SPD officers who were indicted in the case Treona McCarter, Brian Ross, D Marea Johnson, and James LeClare.
Carter told The Times on Tuesday there was no formal response to the settlement demand which is why they moved forward with the lawsuit as promised.