BERNALILLO COUNTY FILES COURT PAPERS ALLOWING FOR A PAYMENT OF 750-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE RELATIVES OF A MAN WHO WAS KILLED BY A SHERIFFS DEPUTY LAST YEAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FAMILY MEMBERS COULD GET IF THEIR LAWSUIT GOES TO TRIAL.
MARTIN JIM AND ISAAC PADILLA WERE BOTH SHOT AND KILLED BY A DEPUTY FOLLOWING A CHASE INVOLVING A STOLEN VEHICLE DRIVEN BY PADILLA. JIM WAS AN UNARMED PASSENGER INSIDE THE PICKUP.
MEANWHILE, THE JOURNAL REPORTS ATTORNEY SAM BREGMAN, WHO REPRESENTS THE MOTHER OF JIM’S YOUNG CHILD, HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY IN FEDERAL COURT WHERE THERE IS NO LIMIT ON DAMAGES.
