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In this image taken from dash camera video provided by Camden County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement is seen administering aid to Leonard Cure, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, Camden County, Georgia. The family of the slain Black man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia deputy who shot him during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Camden County sheriff's Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge killed Leonard Cure on Oct. 16 during a struggle that began after Cure was stopped for speeding along Interstate 95. Cure had previously spent 16 years in a Florida prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The lawsuit filed Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 in U.S. District Court says Aldridge violated Cure's constitutional rights by using excessive force before Cure started fighting back. (Camden County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Family of exonerated Black man killed by a Georgia deputy is suing him in federal court

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This still image from a deputy’s body camera video provided by the Camden County Sheriff's Office shows Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge following a chase and arrest on June 24, 2022. Aldridge was placed on administrative pending an investigation after he fatally shot Leonard Cure on Oct. 16, 2023, in Camden County, Georgia. The deputy shot the Black man at point-blank range during a traffic stop after the man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned years ago, grabbed the officer by the neck and was forcing his head backward, according to video released by a sheriff. (Camden County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Georgia deputy who shot absolved man had been fired for excessive force. Critics blame the sheriff

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