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Last updated on Tuesday, July 3, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - The widow of a Monroe County jail officer killed by a former inmate is set to receive more than $275,000 after efforts to declare that her husband died in the line of duty.
The federal Public Safety Officer Benefits program approved the funds last week for Stacy Brand, the Herald-Times reported. The funds will go toward providing educational assistance to Brand and her teenage son, according to attorney John Shean.
Sgt. Bill Brand was fatally shot in February 2005 while driving home after working a late shift at the Monroe County jail. Stacy Brand spent years proving her husband died in the line of duty by alleging the shooter was a former jail inmate who hated law enforcement officers.
Brand filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Benjamin Steinberg, who was later convicted of murder and sentenced to 65 years in prison for the sergeant's death.
Information from: The Herald Times, http://www.heraldtimesonline.com
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