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Kidnapper sues his hostages for $235,000 to cover emotional stress and hospital bills after he was shot by police (Daily Mail)
Convict sues his Kansas hostages for breach of contract (USA Today)A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police.
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Jesse Dimmick (....) wants $235,000 in total, including $160,000 for his hospital bills after he was shot in the back by police and an additional $75,000 for emotional stress.
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Dimmick is also suing the city of Topeka for medical expenses....---
Dimmick, who was 23, was convicted in May 2010 and sentenced nearly 11 years in prison. He is now jailed in Colorado, where he is facing murder and other charges over the September 2009 slaying of a 25-year-old Denver-area man.
"As a result of the plaintiffs breech (sic) of contract, I, the defendant suffered a gunshot to my back, which almost killed me. The hospital bills alone are in excess of $160,000, which I have no way to pay," he wrote in longhand in the document, which was filed last month. Police said an officer's rifle accidentally discharged when Dimmick was apprehended after the Rowleys escaped while he dozed.
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Hearing reset in Dimmick's suit against city (Topeka Capital-Journal)---
The Rowleys said Dimmick entered their home and confronted them at knifepoint. A neighbor told The Topeka Capital-Journal the couple gained his trust by eating Cheetos and drinking Dr Pepper with him while watching the movie Patch Adams.
The Rowleys fled the house after Dimmick fell asleep. Police entered and ordered Dimmick onto his stomach before Topeka police officer Guy Gardners rifle accidentally discharged, striking Dimmick in the back.
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Dimmick filed the civil suit against the city of Topeka and Gardner in September 2010 seeking damages in excess of $75,000, including medical expenses.
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