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
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