The Fort Worth City Council voted 10-1 at its June 23 meeting to spend up to $200,000 defending former police officer Aaron Dean in civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.
While Dean is no longer a city employee, state law requires cities to pay for the legal defense of police officers sued in civil court for on the job incidents.
“Dean was employed at the time of the incident, so he is covered under the statute,” city attorney Leann Guzman said in an email to the Star-Telegram…