The Brief
- The Central Marin Police Authority has agreed to pay Bruce Frankel $3.15 million after officers stunned him with a Taser and arrested him as he was suffering a grand mal seizure in his bedroom.
- The police authority said the settlement is not an admission of guilt.
- Frankel said he felt pressured into the settlement and would have rather gone to trial.
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. – The Central Marin Police Authority has agreed to pay a 64-year-old financial planner $3.15 million after officers stunned him with a Taser and arrested him as he was suffering a grand mal seizure in his bedroom.
Bruce Frankel’s settlement
What we know:
In an interview Monday, Bruce Frankel said his settlement was reached on March 26 in Marin County Superior Court.
He added he wasn’t pleased with the amount, and he would have much rather told his story in court, but he felt pressure not to take his case to trial. …