BRENTWOOD, Calif. – The family of a 72-year-old Brentwood woman has filed a wrongful death claim against the city, alleging her arrest in September led to her death.
According to the complaint, Yolanda Ramirez had gone to her brother’s home to take him to a medical appointment when someone called police for reasons that remain unclear.
The filing by attorney Melissa Nold says a Brentwood police officer handcuffed Ramirez and forced her to her knees before placing her in a patrol car, where witnesses reported seeing an officer strike her head against a window.…