TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump issued the following statement following today’s plea deal for former officer Joshua Payne, who fatally shot James Lowery on December 26, 2021:
“James Lowery’s life mattered and achieving justice and accountability for his family matters. Clearly, a plea of five years’ probation with no adjudication of guilt for an officer who shot a wrongly identified man in the back of the head brings no peace to James Lowery’s family. We will vigorously pursue justice in civil court and significant improvements in training, which contributed to this tragedy, as the judge acknowledged.”
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit www.bencrump.com.
