Settlement awarded after brutal jail beating leaves OKC man with brain damage
OKLAHOMA CITY – A metro man has been awarded a $1.75 million settlement for a violent beating in the Oklahoma County Detention Center that left him with brain damage. The lawsuit filed four years ago was recently settled in federal court.
Oklahoma City attorney Scott Adams said on Wednesday that 65-year-old Johnny Alstatt is not the man he was before the violent attack by his cellmate. Due to his permanent injuries, Alstatt has a guardian to handle his settlement money…