Lumberton police accused of beating man to death (Texas) By BLAIR DEDRICK ORTMANN April, 30, 2009 The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of a man whose family alleges he died because Lumberton police officers beat him. FBI spokeswoman Shauna Dunlap confirmed the investigation Thursday by phone, but cautioned that opening a case does not mean there was wrong-doing. ``One of the reasons we do confirm these types of investigations is so the community has extra reassurance,'' Dunlap said. The family of Kevin Jibreel LaDay, 35, alleges that officers beat him to death after his car...