SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio ( WCMH ) – Attorneys representing the estate of an Uber driver shot dead in the midst of a “scam call” have filed a civil suit against the man who shot her and two other unnamed suspects involved.
The administrator for the estate of Lo-Letha Hall has filed a civil suit against 82-year-old William Brock and two people involved in the scam for the cause of actions of assault, batter, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death, and civil liability for criminal conduct.
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Brock, who faces felony charges of murder, kidnapping and felonious assault, allegedly shot Hall multiple times on March 25, 2024, after she went to his Clark County home, near South Charleston, on an Uber assignment. For an earlier report of this story view the video player above.
Unbeknownst to Hall, a scammer had called Brock and told him one of his relatives was in jail. The scammer threatened Brock and demanded money. At the same time, that same scammer or an accomplice placed an order for Hall to pick up a package for delivery from Brock’s property. She wasn’t aware of the calls Brock had received from the scammers, investigators said…