We posted this earlier in a compilation but tonight most local news stations offered celebratory coverage of the verdict that might signal an ongoing cultural shift cont'd right here in the Kansas City metro.
Here are the basics . . .
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, unanimously approved a $12.5 million settlement Thursday night with Lamonte McIntyre, who was wrongfully imprisoned for more than 24 years for a double slaying he didn't commit.
McIntyre, 45, had sought $93 million and his mother, Rose, had asked for $30 million in their civil lawsuit against the UG and various Kansas City, Kansas, police officers, including former Detective Roger Golubski, who allegedly framed the then-17-year-old McIntyre for the double homicide in 1994.
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Unified Government to pay $12.5 million to wrongfully imprisoned Kansas City, Kansas, man
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, unanimously approved a $12.5 million settlement Thursday night with Lamonte McIntyre, who was wrongfully imprisoned for more than 24 years for a double slaying he didn't commit.
Unified Government reaches settlement in lawsuit from Lamonte McIntyre
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County - Kansas City, Kansas has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Lamonte McIntyre for $12.5 million.McIntyre was exonerated after spending two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit.He sued Wyandotte County for $93 million.In the lawsuit, McIntyre, along with his mother, say the Unified Government was accountable for the actions of former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective.
Lamonte McIntyre, wrongfully convicted man, to receive $12.5M from UG
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lamonte McIntyre, a man who was wrongfully convicted in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1994, will receive $12.5 million as part of a settlement with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. McIntyre, who was released in 2017 after serving 23 years in prison, was seeking more than $100 million from the UG and the city's police department.
Lamonte McIntyre settles wrongful imprisonment lawsuit with Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Exonerated inmate Lamonte McIntyre has settled a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County for $12.5 million. The lawsuit was settled at a special commission meeting Thursday evening. McIntyre served 23 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
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