$1.25M settlement reached in inmate's alleged beating death

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

$1.25M settlement reached in inmate's alleged beating death
By JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press | June 29, 2015 | Updated: June 29, 2015 12:19pm

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials will pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who was allegedly fatally beaten by jail guards in an area without surveillance cameras four years ago after a confrontation with a guard, an attorney said Monday.

But authorities still should pursue criminal charges in the 2011 death of Angel Ramriez, who was agitated and going through alcohol and heroin withdrawal when he took a swing at a guard, missed and was punched once in the chest before being dragged by a team of guards into a stairwell, family attorney Scott Rynecki said.

"The family's position is they would like to see those responsible for his death be criminally charged," he said.

Bronx prosecutors have said they investigated the 50-year-old Ramirez's death but couldn't prove criminal homicide beyond a reasonable doubt. Documents obtained by The Associated Press last year showed investigators found numerous inmate witnesses who described hearing Ramirez's agonizing screams and the sound of batons cracking against bones.




Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/1-25M-settlement-over-NYC-inmate-s-alleged-6355727.php

[yeoman6987]

1. The family will get around 600 thousand

I wish the suits would separate what the lawyers fees are so if the suit says 1.2 million, they have to pay lawyers fee in addition to but the family doesn't have to pay from their winnings.