America's Toughest Sheriff Settles for $8.25 Million in Wrongful Death Suit

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2000 published in Verdict1 February, 2000, page 20

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, Settlements. Location: Arizona.

In 1996 Scott Norberg was arrested for assaulting a Mesa, Arizona police officer and booked into the Maricopa County Jail, which is run by "America's Toughest Sheriff" Joe Arpaio. The next day Norberg, 35, was choked to death by deputies while strapped in a metal restraint chair. The county medical ...

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