San Diego County will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after he was beaten, shocked with a stun gun and hogtied by sheriff’s deputies in 2015
SAN DIEGO — — San Diego County will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after he was beaten, shocked with a stun gun and hogtied by sheriff's deputies in 2015.
However, a federal judge threw out that award in August, saying it was “far out of proportion to the evidence" in the case. Deputies who arrived at the home said Phounsy clawed, bit and punched them as they tried to handcuff him. Phounsy was struck with a baton, shocked with a stun gun several times and restrained by tying his bound ankles to his handcuffs. His heart stopped on the way to the hospital. He was resuscitated, but died several days later.
The case was tried twice in federal court. In September 2021, a jury deadlocked and could not reach a verdict, followed by last year's trial where a jury decided on the $85 million award after only a day of deliberation.
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