Civil Plaintiff
The Family of a Washington Man Who Died in a Police Struggle Will Receive a $1.75 Million Settlement

Snohomish County will pay $1.75 million to the spouse of a Tulalip tribal member who died while struggling with police.
The payment settles a lawsuit over allegations that officers used excessive force on Cecil Lacy Jr. when they held him down, even as he told them he couldn’t breathe, The Seattle Times reported.
The lawsuit had been summarily dismissed by a state judge and then unanimously reinstated last year by the Washington Court of Appeals.