Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Man Who Died After Being Tased by CSPD Settled
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, JUL 30 – The settlement resolves claims of excessive force and inadequate training after Jeffrey Melvin Jr. was tased eight times and pepper sprayed, with the city citing financial responsibility, officials said.
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Lawsuit filed on behalf of man who died after being tased by CSPD officers settled for $3.2 million
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to a $3.2 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the estate of Jeffrey Melvin
Colorado Springs reaches $3.2 million settlement with family of man killed by CSPD in 2018
The Colorado Springs City Council voted to approve the $3.2 million settlement with the estate of Jeffrey Melvin Jr., who died in 2018 after being repeatedly tased by two Colorado Springs Police officers.
Lawsuit filed on behalf of man who died after being tased by CSPD settled
The city has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of a man who died after being tased and pepper sprayed by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).The interaction happened in 2018.Attorneys representing the family of Jeffrey Melvin Jr. sued the City of Colorado Springs and two police officers. The suit claimed his death was the result of excessive force.Police body cam video, which was released by the law firm, shows M…
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