Another State Attorney In Trouble After Inmate Dies at Hands of Prison Guards

Another State Attorney In Trouble After Inmate Dies at Hands of Prison Guards

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is defending one of its attorneys accused of “willful fraud” and lying to a federal judge in the wrongful death lawsuit of an inmate at Riverbend.

Veteran attorney Arthur Crownover filed an affidavit in federal court on Thursday which stated he has always told the truth to the court and that he did not intentionally withhold documents.
A federal judge has already ordered a new trial in the death of inmate Charles Jason Toll after new evidence surfaced in the case.

In October, attorneys for Toll’s mother filed a motion for sanctions, claiming that Crownover knew about the critical evidence but intentionally “buried” that evidence.

Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office said “Crownover has displayed nothing but honesty and ethical behavior in his decades of practice.” The statement also insisted that Crownover “did not engage in any willful or bad faith conduct” in the Toll case.

The allegations against Crownover have been based on a 46-page sworn statement from a former corrections officer who witnessed Toll’s death.

William Amonette worked as a corrections officer at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in 2010.

He was ordered to (continue reading at NewsChannel5)

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