COUNTY SETTLES WITH TWIN.Byline: Troy Anderson Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a $150,000 settlement for a former Eagle Rock man who was jailed when sheriff's deputies mistook him for his fugitive twin brother and kept him jailed even after discovering the error. Ray Nugent spent 13 days in jail after being mistaken for his fraternal twin Noun 1. fraternal twin - either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs dizygotic twin twin - either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy brother, Jay, a bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. suspect. As part of the settlement, Ray Nugent agreed to drop a federal lawsuit against the county seeking $13 million, amounting to $1 million for each day he was kept in jail with violent criminals. Nugent, who now lives in his hometown of Alexander, Ark., said he plans to use the money to publish a book he wrote and buy his mother a house. He was jailed in June 1993 while working as a general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. in Malibu. Sheriff's deputies noticed his vehicle parked illegally along the beach and ran his identification on their computer. They discovered his brother Jay's warrant for armed bank robbery and two counts of attempted murder of police officers. Jay Nugent is wanted in the theft of $7,000 from a bank in Opelousas, La., in 1985. Ray Nugent insisted he doesn't know his brother's whereabouts. Authorities said the trail led them in 1991 to the Canadian wilderness, where Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police, constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. tracked Jay Nugent into the wilderness. Ray Nugent said police found his brother's belongings below an avalanche, but doubt he died because he's a military-trained survivalist sur·viv·al·ist n. One who has personal or group survival as a primary goal in the face of difficulty, opposition, and especially the threat of natural catastrophe, nuclear war, or societal collapse. Noun 1. . |
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