Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office settles lawsuit for $1.5M after deputies use excessive force, taser handcuffed man

Kenneth Espinoza after being thrown to the ground by Las Animas County Sheriff deputies in Trinidad on Nov. 29, 2022. The deputies claimed in their report that Espinoza “slipped.” Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office
T’Naus NietoThe Chronicle-News The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office will now pay $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit after deputies assaulted a man and…

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