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Jailhouse Hanging
Detroit, MI: (Feb-18-08) The family of Tatisha Gant brought a civil lawsuit against the River Rouge Police Department, alleging that it was responsible in the jailhouse hanging of the 25-year-old girl. The suit accused Police Lt. Camilia Worthy and Sgt. Jeffrey Harris of knowing that Gant needed medical attention, as she bit chunks out of her arm and was acting oddly, and of failing to get any for her. Records show that Worthy was acquitted on charges relating to Gant's death in February 2006. The civil suit was filed by Gant's mother, Earletta Gant, in September 2006. Five months earlier, a complaint was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court against River Rouge, claiming the city hadn't responded to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, in which River Rouge agreed to pay $1.8 million to the family of Tatisha Gant, resolving the civil wrongful death suit. Sources said that the settlement is the largest in a jailhouse hanging in Michigan history. [DETROIT FREE PRESS: JAILHOUSE HANGING]
Published on Feb-19-08
Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, in which River Rouge agreed to pay $1.8 million to the family of Tatisha Gant, resolving the civil wrongful death suit. Sources said that the settlement is the largest in a jailhouse hanging in Michigan history. [
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