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21 Apr, 2015 20:30

California horse fugitive beaten by sheriffs gets $650,000 payout

California horse fugitive beaten by sheriffs gets $650,000 payout

The California man beaten by sheriff’s deputies after a three-hour desert pursuit will be paid $650,000, the San Bernardino County Board has decided, adding the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing.

Calling the decision a “fair outcome for everyone involved, including taxpayers,” board Chairman James Ramos said the settlement’s sole purpose was to “avoid the costs involved in litigation.”

Booking photo of Francis Pusok pic.twitter.com/nfzXxZfIAl

— SB County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) April 10, 2015

Francis J. Pusok, 30, led the San Bernardino deputies on a 3-hour car, foot and horse chase through the desert on April 9. The final moments of the chase were caught by a news crew in a helicopter, and showed eleven deputies kicking, punching and hitting Pusok with batons.

Read More: SoCal sheriff suspends 10 deputies involved in suspect's brutal beating after 3hr horse pursuit

The FBI is conducting a civil rights inquiry in the case, while the deputies involved face a disciplinary investigation and possibly a criminal probe. Pusok was charged with possessing stolen property, reckless driving, theft of a horse, and felony evading.

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