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Genesee County Jail

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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A jury has returned a verdict that will award a man $36.6 million in a verdict against five current or former Genesee County Sheriff's deputies.

On Thursday, Nov. 3 a jury in the United States District Court in Detroit awarded the money to William Jennings, according to a news release from the court.

Jennings sued deputies Patrick Fuller, David Kenamer, Mark Wing, Jason White and Lt. Robert Nuckolls claiming excessive use of force during an incident at the Genesee County Jail following his arrest on Sept. 18, 2010. Jennings also claimed unreasonable seizure and excessive use of force in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

After more than a two-week trial and nearly two days of deliberations, the eight member jury concluded that the defendants used excessive force against Jennings and awarded him past damages of $10.42 million and future damages of $7.21 million, according to the release.

The jury also awarded punitive damages to Jennings from each defendant as follows:

Fuller -- $5 million.

Kenamer -- $4 million.

Wing -- $3 million.

White -- $2 million.

Nuckolls -- $5 million.

This isn't the first excessive force lawsuit the county jail has seen. In September 2014 the county agreed to pay $630,000 to Fernando Davis after he said he was beater and pepper sprayed after being lodged at the Genesee County Jail for suspicion of drunk driving.

County officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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