SEC=UGA Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 An Atlanta minister who was a spokesman for the family of Kathryn Johnston, the 92-year-old woman killed by police in a botched drug raid, is suing the estate for nearly $500,000. The Rev. Markel Hutchins said there was a verbal agreement that he would get 10 percent of the $4.9 million awarded by the city to the estate, represented by Johnston's niece, Sarah Dozier. Under the structure of the 2010 settlement, the estate got $3 million immediately and will get another $1.9 million in fiscal year 2012. "I served as the family and Estate's spokesperson, strategist, advisor and consultant with a clear understanding of how I would be compensated," Hutchins said in a statement Thursday night. "My staff and I holistically managed the public and private efforts that made the significant settlement possible and yielded Mrs. Johnston's heirs millions of dollars. I literally risked my own safety and security to advance the cause of the Estate of Kathryn Johnston and expended considerable resources of my own with no reimbursement or remuneration to date." Neither Dozier nor her attorney commented to the Associated Press Thursday. Johnston was killed in November 2006 when a police drug unit tried to execute a "no-knock" warrant on her home using information from an informant. Johnston got a gun and fired a shot when officers kicked in her door. Police shot back and killed her. When no drugs were found in her home, officers planted evidence that had been recovered from another raid, investigations revealed. Four officers were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to violate Johnston's civil rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I don't understand why police will violate our 4th amendment when they only have someone's word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Johnston was killed in November 2006 when a police drug unit tried to execute a "no-knock" warrant on her home using information from an informant. Johnston got a gun and fired a shot when officers kicked in her door. Police shot back and killed her. When no drugs were found in her home, officers planted evidence that had been recovered from another raid, investigations revealed. They would have been better off going with the "she was old and going to die soon anyway, so who cares..." defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.