Harris v. Howard

PRESENT: All the Justices SHERIFF ROGER L. HARRIS, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 240378 JUSTICE WESLEY G. RUSSELL, JR. APRIL 3, 2025 DENNIS CHRISTOPHER HOWARD FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA Dennis Christopher Howard sued Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris and Deputy David Setlock (collectively “defendants”) for injuries resulting from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head he suffered while detained in the back seat of a law enforcement vehicle. He contended that Harris was responsible for the acts and omissions of Setlock and that Setlock’s relevant acts and omissions…