FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Attorneys representing the Allen County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff Troy Hershberger, and multiple Allen County Jail confinement officers have formally filed a response to a wrongful death lawsuit 21Alive reported on back in June.
BACKGROUND: Allen County commissioners, sheriff, several confinement officers named in recently filed wrongful death lawsuit
In January 2024, James Shaffer died following a suicide attempt inside the Allen County Jail after being placed on a Quality Correctional Care (QCC) Level 2 suicide watch…