(AP) – A man who served 10 years in prison before his conviction
for killing a sports editor in Columbia was thrown out won an $11 million
judgment in federal court.U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued the judgment Monday in a lawsuit
filed by Ryan Ferguson, who was released from prison in 2013 in the 2001 killing
of Columbia Daily Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt.
for killing a sports editor in Columbia was thrown out won an $11 million
judgment in federal court.U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued the judgment Monday in a lawsuit
filed by Ryan Ferguson, who was released from prison in 2013 in the 2001 killing
of Columbia Daily Tribune Sports Editor Kent Heitholt.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Ferguson initially sued Columbia and Boone
County and several law enforcement officials for $100 million. Only six current
and former Columbia police officers were still defendants in the lawsuit, which
alleged they fabricated evidence, coerced witnesses and ignored other suspects.
Ferguson was released after an appeals court ruled he didn’t receive a fair
trial because the prosecutor’s office withheld evidence.
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