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San Mateo County to pay $4.5M settlement to family of man who died during 'jaywalking stop gone wrong'

Sheriff's deputies used Taser, pepper spray and batons on Chinedu Okobi in 2018 incident in Millbrae

by Bay City News Service

San Mateo County is paying $4.5 million in a settlement with the family of a 36-year-old man who died when San Mateo County sheriff's deputies used a Taser, batons and pepper spray on him in Millbrae in 2018, according to the attorneys for the man's mother.

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