Laundrie Family Attorney Reacts To Petito S Lawsuit Against Utah Police
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse, call the National Energy Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. The Laundrie family’s attorney, Steve Bertolino, wished the Petito-Schmidt family “good luck” in their wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab, Utah Police Department on Monday, but also said he doesn’t believe the officers involved did anything wrong. Nearly a year after Moab police responded to a domestic violence call alleging that Brian Laundrie, 23, had slapped and hit his ex-fiancée, Gabby Petito, 22, in public outside a grocery store on the city’s Main Street, his parents Petito announced that they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that the officers failed to recognize that their daughter was a victim of domestic violence and mishandled the call....