Palm Bay Settles Lawsuit Over Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest at Jail After Police Tased Him Instead of Baker Acting Him
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Palm Bay, FL -- The federal lawsuit filed by the estate of Jeffery W. Pedersen against the City of Palm Bay has been dismissed with prejudice, closing a case that began with a 2020 incident in which police officers tased and arrested a man in mental health crisis instead of taking him to the hospital. Pedersen went into cardiac arrest after being pepper-sprayed in handcuffs at the Brevard County Jail. He spent 16 days in the ICU. He later died.
No money changed hands. Under the settlement agreement provided to The Palm Bayer by City Attorney Patricia Smith, the…
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