State v. Jones

This appeal arises from a confrontation that ensued during an attempt to serve an arrest warrant on an individual believed to reside at the home of Kimberly Jones, appellee and cross-appellant. On September 21, 2009, a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County found the State of Maryland, appellant and cross-appellee, 1 liable for negligent retention, supervision, or training of Sheriffs Deputies Billy Falby and Gerald Henderson. It awarded damages in the amount of $261,000, but the court subsequently reduced the judgment pursuant to the Maryland Tort Claims Act, entering judgment…