ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. —
A federal judge has ruled that a federal agent was illegally arrested in 2019 after criticizing a Louisiana sheriff’s office’s investigation of a still-unsolved shooting death.
Jerry Rogers Jr. filed a civil rights lawsuit in early 2020, claiming false arrest and imprisonment by members of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.
In a ruling dated Friday, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo ruled in favor of Rogers on two main claims in the suit, saying two sheriff’s office officials are liable for damages in the case.
An attorney for the sheriff's office said the sheriff disagreed with the ruling and will appeal.
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