A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas denied qualified immunity—a legal doctrine that protects local and state government officials from civil liability unless their actions violate a clearly established constitutional right—to Shane Iverson, a former deputy of Rusk County, on May 27. This upholds a previous ruling by Magistrate Judge John D. Love, clearing the way for a civil rights lawsuit to proceed. Iverson fatally shot Timothy Michael Randall, an unarmed 29-year-old, during a traffic stop on September 14, 2022. Randall's family has filed a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force, unlawful arrest, and emotional distress.

Randall was stopped by Iverson around 12:30 a.m. in Turnertown, Texas, for allegedly running a stop sign. Dashcam footage shows the encounter escalated wh

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