BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The family of Gregory Edwards filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking punitive damages against the West Melbourne police officers who arrested the combat veteran leading up to his death in the Brevard County Jail.The City of West Melbourne is also listed as a defendant in the civil suit.Margarita Rodriguez-Bonilla is listed as the successor and personal representative of Edwards’ estate, according to court documents.
She is being represented by notable civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who previously represented the family of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin.[TRENDING: This woman received the first COVID-19 vaccine | Judge scolds theme park trespasser | Chuck Yeager dies at 97]Edwards, a U.S.