Woman awarded nearly $60K in damages after SWAT team in McKinney destroyed her home
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a former McKinney resident almost $60,000 in damages after her home was destroyed during a McKinney Police SWAT raid nearly two years ago.
The jury ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 after her home suffered extensive damage during a SWAT raid while police pursued a fugitive in a July 2020 standoff at the Vista Verde Trail property.
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The city strongly disagrees with the courts ruling today, said Denise Lessard, communications and media manager for McKinney. It will be considering its appellate options in the coming days.
The jurys decision came weeks after U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant III ruled that the destruction of Bakers home was a taking that required the city to pay just compensation, according to the IJ.
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