A former state trooper from Butler who worked as a procurement and supply officer at the Butler barracks was awarded nearly $2 million in a federal lawsuit after a jury found he was forced to retire due to a disability.

Retired trooper Robert Newton was awarded $100,000 in compensatory damages by a jury following a three-day trial in November and, on Thursday, an additional $1.85 million in front and back pay, attorney fees, expenses and lost pension benefits by U.S. Magistrate Maureen Kelly.

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