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Judge OKs $832K in legal fees in preacher shooting case
Damages awarded to widow cut to $1.6 million
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A federal judge has awarded more than $800,000 in legal fees to the Hall County widow of a pastor fatally shot by law enforcement. U.S. District Judge Richard Story also decreased the initial amount awarded in damages and expenses. Abigail Marilyn Ayers was originally awarded $2.3 million in damages and expenses by a jury in February.