VANCOUVER, Wash. — Clark County and its jail medical provider have agreed to pay $700,000 to the parents of a man who was killed two years ago in custody.
The Columbian reportedthe settlement reached last week resolves a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of a mentally ill Vancouver man, Marius C. Asanachescu.
The 28-year-old was jailed in February 2012 for assaulting his brother and was awaiting transfer to Western State Hospital for a mental evaluation.
Corrections officers were trying to stop the 300-pound man from hitting his head on the floor when he suffocated. The medical examiner ruled the death was an accident.
His parents told The Columbian he had bipolar disorder.
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Information from: The Columbian, http://www.columbian.com
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