Family of exonerated Black man killed by a Georgia deputy is suing him in federal court
by Russ Bynum
Feb 27, 2024
2 minutes
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The family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during an October traffic stop filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking more than $16 million in damages, arguing the deputy used excessive force and the sheriff who employed him ignored the officer's history of violence.
Leonard Cure, 53, was killed just three years after authorities freed him from a 16-year imprisonment for
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