A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent disability benefits to a former police officer who was beaten while responding to a call that she believed to have been set up by the chief of police.
Stephanie Moffett was a police officer for the City of Verona. She was the only female in the department.
On Feb. 27, 2017, Moffett was dispatched to handle a domestic dispute at an apartment building.
When she arrived, she saw Sylvester Sykes, who had previously assaulted her while she was on duty. Sykes threw what appeared to be crack cocaine on the floor and announced that...
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