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■ Jail suitMan seeks damages in jail beatingBy Robyn L DavisSun Journal StaffA former Havelock man convict lt;*d of shooting a New Hem teen two years ago has this week amended his suit against the former sheriff and county manager and is now seeking $50,000 damages from each for assigning him to the same cell block as the victim's fatherRonald l.erov Moore, 26, was convicted in March 1994 of shoot me Michael Se.m Downing in Craven Terrace in October 1993, Between his arrest immediately following the shooting and the trial, he was held in the Craven County jail.tie alleges in the suit that while he was being held, he was beaten up by Downing's father and fnends onDec 5,1993.He filed a hand-written suit June2 * against former sheriff C WPete” Bland and former countymanager Fvlcr Harris, accusingthem of allowing Downing s father and other fnends of Downing to attack him in jail, Moore was allowed by state courts to file the suit for tree, and Ik does not have an attorneyH ft-M oore is serving his 10*yew sen*fence in Caledonia C orrectionalCenter in Fillcry Eric Vimktw, 27,erf Brooklyn, N Y** and Moore wereconvicted of assault with a deadlvWrweapon inflicting serious injury andacquitted of tHler chargesThe sheriff of Craven Countywas held responsible for my safety and security against the gang of prisoners in his jail* and was sup*noted to carry out tin: procedures asprovided m this statute to protect mefioui infill Moore s suit leads’However, ihis was not done, and being that my safety was ignoredand total I v disregarded by the sher iff and his appointed officials, heholds full responsibility for myinjury suffered in his jail.To top matters off. the suit conUnties, one night after me and myco-dcfcndtnt was maced by (he guard* fur a HOfl-CtUCTBCtJCy totally uncalled for. we were in filmed bythe uiilei hei H t name unknow \\ithat the individual, Michael Sean Downing s father, was housed in the same cellblock with u and that he had a $200 reward to anyone who would harm me and/or wyfC©* defendant, Thus, when my eo* defendant was transferred to Central I hison and I was left alone, the assault on my person by the other prtMHiers was earned out.* Susan McFarlnne* the Kaleigh
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New Bern Sun Journal
New Bern, North Carolina, US
Fri, Oct 20, 1995
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