Nunis died in custody after Chula Vista police officers forced him against the ground while responding to a mental health crisis call in March 2020.
The Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse, which houses the U.S. Southern District Court of California, is pictured in downtown San Diego on April 9, 2024.
A Northern California business owner and immigrant from Jamaica, Nunis died suddenly in police custody in March 2020 after the officers forced him against the ground while responding to a mental health call. Multiple officers arrived and restrained Nunis, forcing him against the ground. Body camera footage shows the officers handcuffed Nunis, despite him and his family asking them not to and saying Nunis would cooperate. They wrapped his arms and legs with an additional restraining device and covered his head with a mesh hood.In an autopsy, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said that Nunis had died when his heart and lungs failed in a “sudden cardiorespiratory arrest.
Ultimately though, Douglas said the jury never weighed in on the more in-depth questions about the role officers played in Nunis’ death. That’s because the jury’s primary ruling was that the officers’ overall use of force was justified, nullifying any subsequent questions.
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