A New Mexico city has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement deal with the family of an armed Mexican-American man who died in police custody in February.
The city of Las Cruces has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Antonio Valenzuela, who died during a traffic stop by Las Cruces police, according to a settlement agreement obtained by CNN. Former Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser allegedly used a vascular neck restraint on Valenzeula.
