Horrifying new details of "Walking Dead" stuntman John Bernecker's death were revealed in court on Tuesday. Bernecker fell 22 feet to his death while rehearsing a scene for the AMC show in July 2017. In a Georgia courtroom on Tuesday, his parents, Susan and Hagen Bernecker, were represented by attorney Jeff Harris, who claimed the stuntman's death was "entirely preventable," Deadline reported. FORMER GEORGIA FIREFIGHTER, 'WALKING DEAD' ACTOR DIES AT 48 AFTER CANCER BATTLE"Their defense is it's his fault for not asking for more," Harris said. Harris argued that Bernecker was an independent contractor, while AMC has argued that it contracted out the production of the show to Stalwart Films.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2019 20:03 UTC