Family Seeks $1M After Man Died in Custody in Washington May 7, 2021
The son of a man who died while in Bellingham police custody has filed a precursor to a lawsuit with the city over his father’s death.
Documents obtained by The Bellingham Herald say Joshua Eldard filed a claim in March seeking $1 million in damages for the death of Robert Eldard, also known as Robert Gagnon.
The city had not responded to Joshua Eldard’s claim but city officials said they plan to respond, the newspaper reported.
In the claim, it says on March 14, 2018, less than eight minutes transpired from the time Eldard was restrained on the ground by Bellingham Police officers to the time he lost consciousness. Police had responded to a call at a former homeless center for a man who was exhibiting signs of mental and medical crises and appeared to be suffering from delusions and paranoia.
Family seeks $1 million after man died in Bellingham police custody
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The son of a man who died while in Bellingham police custody has filed a precursor to a lawsuit with the city over his father’s death.
Documents obtained by The Bellingham Herald say Joshua Eldard filed a claim in March seeking $1 million in damages for the death of Robert Eldard, also known as Robert Gagnon.
As of Thursday, the city had not responded to Joshua Eldard’s claim but city officials said they plan to respond, the newspaper reported.
In the claim, it says on March 14, 2018, less than eight minutes transpired from the time Eldard was restrained on the ground by Bellingham Police officers to the time he lost consciousness. Police had responded to a call at a former homeless center for a man who was exhibiting signs of mental and medical crises and appeared to be suffering from delusions and paranoia.
By Kathi O Shea May 4, 2021 8:18 am
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. The family of a man who died while in Bellingham Police custody in 2018 is claiming $1 million in damages.
Joshua Eldard made the claim in a precursor to a lawsuit with the City of Bellingham over the death.
The Bellingham Herald reports that on March 14, 2018 local authorities responded to a call regarding a man exhibiting signs of mental and medical crisis.
The claim states less than eight minutes passed from the time Robert Eldard was restrained to the ground to the time he lost consciousness.
The Whatcom County Medical Examiner found cardiac complications caused by acute methamphetamine use led to Robert Eldard’s death.
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