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CECIL THOMPSON v. CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT and JASON P. BOLT
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 21, 2026No. 4:22-cv-01159Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CECIL THOMPSON, No. 4:22-CV-01159 Plaintiff, (Chief Judge Brann) v. CITY OF WILLIAMSPORT and JASON P. BOLT, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AUGUST 21, 2026 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Cecil Thompson was arrested for a burglary in which the perpetrator threatened several children and their grandmother with a gun. He was in pre-trial detention for several months before his bail was reduced based on the introduction of exculpatory evidence. Eventually, enough evidence came to light that the state prosecutor declined to…
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