Weimar is pictured here with her husband, Karl. He has 'suffered mental anguish, loss of support, lost benefits and other financial spousal remuneration, and loss of capacity for enjoyment of life' the lawsuit says, as a result of the alleged attack.
A Florida inmate who was beaten by four prison guards and left paralyzed from the neck down was awarded $4.65 million in one of the largest civil rights settlement against the state in its history.A U.S.
district judge signed an order to close Cheryl Weimar’s case on Tuesday, and expedite her release, which was originally scheduled for October.The conclusion of the civil suit comes almost a year after Weimar's husband brought the complaint against the Florida Department of Corrections and four.