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Fired Quitman Police Captain’s Suit Headed to Jury  

SHERMAN — Both sides rested Tuesday in former Quitman police captain Terry Bevill’s wrongful termination suit that stems from a 2017 affidavit he signed saying he didn’t think a friend could get a fair trial in Wood County in East Texas.

Closing arguments before an eight-member jury in the court of U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III are scheduled for Wednesday morning.

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