JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of Thony Roy, who Jacksonville police in January said got into a fight with a co-worker of the Southside Dave and Buster’s, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages.
Cordell Bentley-Russell (pictured above) is charged with manslaughter in the fight that resulted in Roy’s death. The lawsuit names Bentley-Russell, Dave and Buster’s and the owner of the building.
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The lawsuit claims Dave and Buster’s and the other defendants failed to provide a safe working environment, failed to hire security guards and allowed dangerous conditions to persist at the business.
The lawsuit also claims Dave and Buster’s knew that Bentley-Russell had a violent past, and concealed the danger from Roy.
Bentley-Russell remains in jail without bond.
According to court records, Russell pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced in 2017.