A man whom a judge this year declared innocent in the 2000 killing of a Coquille teen received a total of $14 million to settle his wrongful conviction claims , according to records filed in U.S. District Court in Portland this week.

The state of Oregon agreed to pay Nicholas McGuffin $9 million and the city of Coquille and its police officers involved agreed to pay $5 million, according to court records. The settlement was first reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting.

The agreement with the state settles the wrongful conviction lawsuit McGuffin filed in Marion County Circuit Court.

McGuffin, 43, and his school-age daughter also have a separate federal lawsuit against the state, the city of Coquille and Coos County. It remains active against Coos County.

Coos County has so far not

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