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A federal judge has ordered the city of McKinney to pay almost $60,000 plus interest to 81-year-old Vicki Baker.
Her home was torn apart by a SWAT team during a 2020 police standoff. According to WFAA [1], Baker took the city to court after her house became the battleground for a high-stakes manhunt. McKinney police unleashed tear gas, explosives and tactical vehicles on the property while chasing a fugitive who had barricaded himself inside.
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As insurance plans do not cover “acts of the government,” the city refused to pay for the damage, so Vicki joined forces with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit in March 2021…