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A federal jury held David Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting police officer Jeffrey Smith during the U.S. Capitol riot and ordered him to pay damages to widow Erin Smith.

The jury ordered that chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman must pay Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot The judge presiding over the trial for his widow Erin Smith’s lawsuit had dismissed her wrongful ...

Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work.

Jury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot Jeffrey Smith was driving to work for the first time after the Capitol riot when he shot himself ...

David Walls-Kaufman was held liable for assaulting Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith.

A federal jury has awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who ...

A police officer’s widow wanted to prove that a man assaulted her husband during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and ultimately was responsible for her husband’s suicide nine days later.

A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol.