A Douglas County jury awarded more than $24 million to a New Jersey man who alleged a former Parker Police Department detective wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him after a fatal shooting involving his son.
The jury found former Det. Shannon Brukbacher liable for the false arrest and malicious prosecution of Robert Dial on Tuesday.
In 2022, Dial’s son, Cameron Dial, was arrested in connection with a shooting at the Stone Canyon Apartments in Parker. He later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and is incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections…