Montgomery County officials have settled a civil rights violation claim with the family of a Gaithersburg man who died after county police officers shot him with a Taser during a 2013 arrest.
The county paid the family $1.75 million but admitted no liability, the county’s chief of litigation, Patricia Via, said Thursday. The amount was approved by the finance director and covered by the county’s self-insurance program. It does not require approval by the County Council, she said.
The settlement was reached in June.
The family alleged in a recent letter written to county officials that officers violated Anthony Howard Sr.’s civil rights during the April 19, 2013, arrest...
Is the shooter still on the force?
ReplyDeleteYes they are. The officers who had to somehow subdue a guy high on cocaine who was standing on top of a car with a tricycle in his hands. That guy. Would you rather have them shot him?
DeleteOnly option was to kill him? How so?
DeleteThey usually send two cruisers, an ambulance and a fire truck. Why couldn't they have used a water hose?
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