The attorney for Vicki McKenney, the wife of the Windham man who was shot and killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy in April, has sent a notice of claim to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s department and the Windham Police Department – the first step required in order to sue a state entity or employee.

On the morning of April 12, Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Mangino shot Stephen McKenney, 66, in his driveway, when he walked out of his home holding a .357 Magnum pistol. In the notice of claim, Vicki McKenney’s Portland-based attorney, Daniel Lilley, estimates that she has suffered a minimum of $2 million in damages relating to “severe psychological and financial injuries resulting from her husband’s death.” The notice charges the sheriff’s and police departments with “intentional wrongful acts, unconstitutional acts, neglect, negligence, and/or default” in relation to Stephen McKenney’s death.

Lilley said he plans to file a lawsuit against the departments, and likely Mangino, as well, in the coming weeks.

Peter Marchesi, the Waterville-based attorney representing the sheriff’s department, dismissed Lilley’s claims against the defendants.

“We don’t believe that the facts in any way, shape or form would support a claim that excessive force was used,” Marchesi said. “And frankly our judgment is that such a lawsuit would be border-line frivolous.”

The attorney for Vicki McKenney, the wife of the Windham man who was shot and killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy in April, has sent a notice of claim to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s department and the Windham Police Department – the first step required in order to sue a state entity or employee.

On the morning of April 12, Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Mangino shot Stephen McKenney, 66, in his driveway, when he walked out of his home holding a .357 Magnum pistol. In the notice of claim, Vicki McKenney’s Portland-based attorney, Daniel Lilley, estimates that she has suffered a minimum of $2 million in damages relating to “severe psychological and financial injuries resulting from her husband’s death.” The notice charges the sheriff’s and police departments with “intentional wrongful acts, unconstitutional acts, neglect, negligence, and/or default” in relation to Stephen McKenney’s death.

Lilley said he plans to file a lawsuit against the departments, and likely Mangino, as well, in the coming weeks.

Peter Marchesi, the Waterville-based attorney representing the sheriff’s department, dismissed Lilley’s claims against the defendants.

“We don’t believe that the facts in any way, shape or form would support a claim that excessive force was used,” Marchesi said. “And frankly our judgment is that such a lawsuit would be border-line frivolous.”