$25M Lawsuit Filed over 2008 Virginia Shooting Rampage

July 2, 2010

A $25 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection with a 2008 shooting rampage in Virginia that left one man dead and two other people injured.

The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Wythe County Circuit Court by Sharon Bane and her father, Jerry Covey. Defendants are the state, Wytheville, Wythe County and two prosecutors.

Bane’s husband was fatally shot and Covey was wounded during the shootings.

The lawsuit claims the man convicted in the shootings, Douglas Albert Jaccard, shouldn’t have been on free on bond for an unrelated charge at the time.

Wytheville and the county are seeking the lawsuit’s dismissal. The prosecutors’ attorney says they don’t believe the case has any merit.

Topics Lawsuits Virginia

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  • July 2, 2010 at 5:10 am
    Sick and tired of liberals says:
    The enemy is not these criminals. It's the damn liberals that keep fighting the rest of us for criminal rights! And that 20 million settlement is way too large! California ... read more
  • July 2, 2010 at 3:31 am
    Dawn says:
    I want judges and prosecutors to keep violent criminals locked up. Sue me for that. Jaycee would have led a normal life if the monster that took her had been held to his origi... read more
  • July 2, 2010 at 3:23 am
    anon the mouse says:
    Matt, Your must look at the world through kaleidoscope lens. It is not the fact that any other charges were allegations, at the time, but the point goes to this individual bei... read more

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