Charleston Facing Lawsuits

{West Virginia}...Both Samantha Jones, the wife of former Charleston patrolman Jerry Jones, the patrolman killed in the line of duty in 2009, and Patricia Harrison, the mother of Brian Good, have lawsuits this week against the city of Charleston. Officer Jerry Jones and Good were both killed after a pursuit of Good through Kanawha County that started late September 12, 2009. Samantha Jones claims Charleston Police Officer Christopher Burford did not check to see where his fellow officers, including Jerry Jones, were located before firing at Good’s vehicle, and that Good never displayed a firearm. Harrison filed a complaint Tuesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court, naming the Charleston Police Department and the city of Charleston as responsible for the death of her son. Harrison has filed similar suits before, and they have been dismissed.