Nevada County Settles Lawsuit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $500,000

Loaded on Sept. 3, 2018 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 September, 2018, page 41

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death). Location: Nevada.

by Matthew Clarke

In September 2017, Washoe County, Nevada settled a lawsuit brought by the parents of a man who died after a struggle with deputies at the county jail.

Reno police arrested Justin Thompson, 35, and took him to a hospital for treatment of injuries he received in a ...

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