Man ordered to pay $500K for assaulting officer who killed himself after Capitol riot

A federal jury awarded $500,000 to the widow of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The jury found chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting Smith during the riot, awarding $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages, despite the judge dismissing a wrongful-death claim.

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