Clark County reaches $3.5 million settlement in deputy's fatal shooting of unarmed man
Clark County Council voted to approve the $3.5 million settlement surrounding Jenoah Donald's death on Wednesday, according to Mark Lindquist Law. The Tacoma-based firm said the case was set to go to trial in Seattle federal court next month.
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'This outcome honors Jenoah Donald's life and underscores a simple truth: when officers ignore their training and resort to needless lethal force, they will be held accountable,' Attorney Angus Lee said in a statement. 'The family's determination ensures their story will not be forgotten.'
The family's lawsuit was sparked by a traffic stop that turned deadly.
In February 2021, three deputies with the Clark County Sheriff's Office stopped Donald near NE 68th Street and NE 2nd Avenue in Hazel Dell due to a modified exhaust and defective rear light. Investigators told KOIN 6 the 30-year-old man did not exit the vehicle after he was asked to.
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A physical confrontation ensued as Deputy Sean Boyle attempted to get Donald out, punching him in the nose. When the vehicle was knocked into gear, Boyle opened fire twice — with one gunshot hitting Donald. He was hospitalized for about a week before being taken off life support.
Later in July 2021, an determined Boyle acted lawfully and that the vehicle from the incident could be constituted as a 'weapon' after being put into gear.
Mark Lindquist Law said Donald was on the autism spectrum. The firm also accused the county of having 'constitutionally deficient' policies on deadly force.
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According to a statement from Sheriff John Horch, the deputies acted lawfully.
'We never want to see an incident that results in the loss of another person's life, and any loss of life is tragic,' Horch said. 'In this situation, deputies responded according to training and state law to protect themselves and others. Both the independent investigation and the independent prosecutorial review concluded that the decision to use deadly force was justifiable and done in good faith under state law.'
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