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Katie Moore

Man jailed in Lawrence for more than five years before charges were dropped files lawsuit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who was jailed in Lawrence, Kansas, for more than five years and released after charges were dropped has filed a lawsuit alleging he was deprived of his constitutional rights.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court Wednesday by Rontarus Washington, a 26-year-old man who now lives in Georgia.

Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister, former District Attorney Charles Branson and Douglas County are named as defendants.

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