$24M California settlement in death of man in police custody

FILE - In this image taken from a nearly 18-minute video taken by a California Highway Patrol sergeant, Edward Bronstein, 38, is taken into custody by CHP officers on March 31, 2020, following a traffic stop in Los Angeles. Lawyers say California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died after screaming"I can't breathe" while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample following his arrest.

The Los Angeles County coroner said Bronstein's death was caused by “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.” Family members have said Bronstein was terrified of needles and they believe that’s why he was reluctant to comply with the CHP initially as they tried to take a blood sample.

But Bronstein’s voice gets softer and he then falls silent. While he is unresponsive, the nurse continues to draw blood and the officers keep pinning him down.

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$24M California settlement in death of man in police custodyLawyers say California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe.” Multiple officers had restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample following his arrest. Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged earlier this year with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of Edward Bronstein. An attorney for Bronstein’s parents and children said Tuesday it’s the largest civil rights settlement of its kind by the state of California. The lawyer said it's the second largest nationally since the city of Minneapolis paid $27 million in the George Floyd case. Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged earlier this year with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of Edward Bronstein.
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