L.A. County Pays $2M To Settle Deputy Force Suits

Los Angeles County will pay nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits over use of force by sheriff’s deputies, including a deadly shooting.

City News Service says the Board of Supervisors approved the payouts on Tuesday.

A $900,000 settlement was approved in connection with the 2009 killing of 36-year-old Darrick Collins, who was shot during a chase because a deputy thought he had a gun. Collins was unarmed.

The other suits also involved 2009 incidents. In one, a woman injured during a fight with a deputy claimed she was arrested with excessive force and without probable cause. In the other, a man said he was injured during his arrest by deputies responding to reports of cockfighting and illegal drug use.

Latest Comments

• August 3, 2012 at 3:03 am

  Dale Ogden says:

  Not knowing the details of the cases, I can only assume that the County's legal advisers told them they were likely to lose. But whether of nor anyone did anything wrong, who ... read more
• August 2, 2012 at 2:00 pm

  incognito says:

  These idiots that are getting rewarded, all had issues to begin with. It's so easy to blame the police for wrong doing! Try making a decision in a nano-second and see what yo... read more