Cost of Tulsa jail death lawsuit continues to add up

 

August 20, 2017



Tulsa, Okla. (AP) — Costs to Tulsa County taxpayers are continuing to add up as a civil rights lawsuit continues.

The Tulsa World reports the county has spent more than $430,000 on the lawsuit that stemmed from the October 2011 jail death of 37-year-old Elliott Williams. Williams was lying naked and paralyzed on a cell floor in the Tulsa Jail's medical unit for 51 hours following a six-day stay.

Attorneys for Williams' estate filed a motion July 28 seeking more than $1,500,000 in legal fees. It also seeks $49,200 for other costs associated to the case.

The Sheriff's Office has filed a response...



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