Berrien County, MI

Niles, MI: On August 20, 2002 Dr. David Alan Speers showed up intoxicated for a meeting with a probation officer. He was charged with contempt-of-court and was sent to serve three days in Berrien County Jail. On August 23, Speers was found dead in his cell at 4:30 a.m. His family filed a lawsuit against Berrien County, Sheriff Paul Bailey, 10 sheriff's deputies, and county medical examiner Robert Clark for the alleged torture and subsequent death of Speers. The US District Court for the Western District of Michigan has approved a $5.085 million settlement. (Jan-14-07) [SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE: DOCTOR DEATH]

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