A woman that lost her stepson and husband in a police shoot-out, where the pair had killed two police officers, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking gold as compensation for her losses, as reported by the Associated Press in Little Rock, Ark.
D.W.K., of Florida, alleges that her husband, J.K.. 45, and his son, J., 16, were killed in West Memphis last summer at the hands of authorities in a Walmart parking lot.
Their deaths came approximately 90 minutes after J.K.’s son shot and killed two police officers. There was a video – recorded from the dashboard camera of a police SUV – that recorded the boy using an AK-47 on the officers during a traffic stop.
After the incident father and son left the officers for dead, returned to their vehicle and drove away.
The family had declared themselves above both federal and state laws – as sovereign citizens. Sovereign citizens hold to the belief that the nation went bankrupt when it gave up gold pieces as its form of currency.
D.W.K., though declaring that her husband and stepson were not sovereign citizens, has asked for “gold at $38 dollars per troy ounce.”
She has claimed that their demise was a “torture killing”, their civil rights were violated, and named several numbers of sections and clauses – including ones for piracy – in her suit against the Middle District of Florida.
A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., Judge Richard A. Lazzara, wrote of the case, “Her complaint is nothing more than a nonsensical recitation of various state and federal constitutional articles and amendments, federal statutory laws, and international treaties.”
Lazzara is expected to toss the case out by May 2 if D.W.K. fails to site any facts to back up her claim for damages.
West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert lost his son, B.P., 39, when he and his partner, B.E., stopped the father and son for an alleged traffic violation.
He said that D.W.K. and one of her daughters have attempted contact with him since the incident, but he has failed to respond to them.
Chief Paudert said of his, and the department’s, loss, “We lost so much when we lost Bill and Brandon, I thought of all the people going to file a suit, it should be us.”
A week ago another patrolman lost his life during a shoot out after a traffic stop. In that incident, 40 miles northwest of West Memphis, the gunman was later hospitalized and placed under guard.
When the suspect appeared before a judge, bail was denied until the following court appearance where he faces capital murder, and other, charges.
In loosing a loved one in a wrongful death scenario, you must prove your case in a court of law. Contact a wrongful death lawyer for help. Knowing the law is their job – and they can help you seek the monetary compensation you deserve to be awarded for your pain and suffering.