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Police Violence

A federal judge approved a $5.2 million settlement for John Hernandez, an unarmed minor whom Sacramento police beat, Tasered and asphyxiated in a hospital, without body cameras.

SACRAMENTO — A federal judge approved a $5.2 million settlement for John Hernandez, an unarmed minor who was beaten, Tasered and asphyxiated in a hospital by Sacramento police, without body cameras.

Categories / Civil Rights, Personal Injury

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