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Family of man killed in jail reflects as guards face charges

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Sofia Villela wipes tears while talking about her son, Vicente Villela, an inmate asphyxiated by MDC correctional officers in 2019. Photographed on Thursday May 27, 2021. Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal
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It’s been two years and four months since her brother died, but Sandra Villela still can’t shake the feeling that he might call at any moment.
Then, she hears something on the news, or a memory flashes through her mind, and all the emotions come flooding in.
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“At night when I go to bed or all day, I can just hear his voice telling the guards that he couldn’t breathe and that he wanted water,” Sandra said, breaking down in tears. ....

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Family of inmate asphyxiated at MDC gets $4.56M award

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The family of a man who asphyxiated while correctional officers at the Metropolitan Detention Center restrained him settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Bernalillo County for nearly $5 million last fall.
Vicente Villela
On Tuesday, two of the officers involved in the case – Jonathan Sandoval, 33, who knelt on Vicente Villela’s back, and Lt. Keith Brandon, 45, who gave the orders – were each indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony.
The $4,560,000 settlement in the federal suit was one of the largest settlements involving law enforcement with either the city or county in recent years. The medical provider, Centurion Detention Health Services, also reached a settlement with the family but the amount was not disclosed. An attorney for the provider did not respond to requests for comment. ....

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