MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) — The family of a man who died after a 300-pound officer knelt on his back at the Macomb County jail has settled a lawsuit for $1.6 million.
Details of the agreement were filed recently in federal court.
Bronislaw Kulpa, 63, suffered a heart attack and died while handcuffed in jail in 2011. He was in a detox unit and had resisted efforts to be taken to a medical unit for evaluation.
Video shows Officer John Cantea kneeling on Kulpa’s back while other officers watched. An appeals court said a jury “could reasonably find” that Cantea used excessive force.
About $1 million will go to Kulpa’s family. The balance will go to Geoffrey Fieger’s law firm and another attorney.
- Posted January 17, 2018
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Lawsuit over man's death at jail settled for $1.6 million
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