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David Lea – St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office

Written by CBKN76

In 1982, Deputy David Lea assaulted Cleo Hall, an unarmed and peaceful arrestee, by repeatedly striking him in the head with a pistol, rendering him unconscious. Hall was hospitalized for three days due to his injuries. In 1987, the court found Lea’s actions to be a violation of Hall’s Fourteenth Amendment rights and awarded Hall $5,100 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages against Lea. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/668/535/1404020/?utm_source=openai))

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