Family of Ernie Serrano planning legal action over death after arrest at Rubidoux Stater Bros.
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RUBIDOUX, Calif. (KABC) -- The family of a Riverside County man who died after a violent arrest at a supermarket is planning legal action against the sheriff's department.
Ernie Serrano, 33, of Jurupa Valley died after deputies used force to subdue him at a supermarket in Rubidoux on Dec. 15. An autopsy indicated a drug overdose led to a fatal arrhythmia while he was struggling with deputies, officials say.
"It's terrible, it's wrong. That was my son," said Maria Lowrie, Serrano's mother. "Do you know it hurts me to see him, and he's crying, and he's choking on his own blood and they still want to put a spit bag on him."