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Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit

A Greene County man who fled a suspected DUI traffic stop last year filed a $3.25 million federal lawsuit alleging he was severely beaten by Hawkins County deputies.The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Greeneville by attorney Collins Shipley on behalf of the client, Gabriel Barnett.It says that on April 12, 2020, Hawkins County deputies submerged Barnett’s face in a mud puddle and punched and stomped on him while he screamed, “I can’t breathe.”

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