FILE — An investigator with Kentucky State Police investigates the scene of a home invasion and subsequent death of a Scottsville man along Cleveland Avenue on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
(BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS)
By BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News
GLASGOW — A federal judge has issued an order in the case dealing with the death of a Scottsville man in April 2020 after he died while in police custody.
The Estate of Jeremy Marr has an active lawsuit against three police officers with the department. Those officers are Guy J. Turcotte, Hayden Phillips and Cameron Murrell. All three responded to a Cleveland Avenue home after a woman called and said a man was inside her home. That man was Jeremy Marr. He later died after police tased him several times and used aggressive force against him while trying to apprehend him.
Marr’s widow, Joanna, is acting as the administrator of his estate. A juvenile child – E.J.M. — is also named in the suit. They are seeking damages, among other claims, in the alleged wrongful death suit. The city of Glasgow and Glasgow Police Department were dismissed from the legal action some time ago.
The order was issued Tuesday and will require each party to file separate settlement conference statements. Those statements will be required to detail their positions regarding aspects of a possible settlement such as the strengths and weaknesses of the case and estimated costs.
A settlement conference is a type of legal proceeding held to help determine if a trial is necessary since it can be a lengthy and costly process.
The settlement conference is a confidential hearing and does not have typical court formalities. The court initiates the effort so all parties involved have the opportunity to lay out an assessment before a trial or mediation is considered. In essence, it keeps a case moving.
The settlement conference is scheduled on April 20 at 10 a.m. inside the United States Courthouse in Bowling Green. The parties must have their statements filed with the court by April 13, the order said.
