KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
County officials in East Tennessee have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who says her son died after deputies used excessive force during an arrest.
A federal mediator filed a report this week in U.S. District Court in Knoxville saying Knox County and Ann Ledford had reached an agreement in the lawsuit over the death of her son, Johnathan Binkley, news outlets reported.
Knox County spokesperson Mike Donila said the settlement was for $750,000, which included attorney fees.
The lawsuit said Knox County Sheriff’s deputies hogtied Binkley, 35, kicked him, put pressure on his back and failed to help him as he struggled to breathe. Ledford, said in the suit that bodycam video shows how deputies treated her son, who is white, in 2019 when they caught him after a pursuit.
Excessive force lawsuit in man s death settled for $750K
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Johnathan Binkley, 35, died within an hour of being hogtied, according to the lawsuit. Author: WBIR Staff, John North Published: 2:30 PM EDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 7:28 PM EDT March 16, 2021
POWELL, Tenn. The mother of a Powell man who died while in deputy custody in July 2019 has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged Knox County deputies hogtied him, kicked him, pressed down on him and failed to help him as he struggled to breathe.
Knox County spokesperson Mike Donila said it was his understanding the mother and the county agreed to a settlement of $750,000, which includes attorney fees.
The federal excessive force lawsuit originally named the county, the Sheriff s Office, Sheriff Tom Spangler and 13 named deputies, and alleged that bodycam video from numerous Knox County Sheriff s Office deputies shows how they handled Johnathan R. Binkley on July 27, 2019, after he tried and failed to get away in a pursuit