WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County jury has cleared two jail deputies who were sued by the family of an inmate who died while in the jail.
The family of Terry Bruner alleged in a lawsuit that deputies Mary Staton and Marque Jameson deliberately ignored Bruner’s worsening health before he died in March 2008. The family sought up to $22 million in damages.
The 46-year-old Bruner was in jail for driving under the influence.
Bruner’s attorney argued during the trial that the inmate was obviously ill for six days before his death and the deputies did not help him before an infection overwhelmed his body.
The Wichita Eagle reports that attorneys for the deputies argued the deputies didn’t know Bruner was ill and had no reason to deny him treatment.
