Liberal NYC Authorities Refuse to Admit they Murdered Daniel Prude but Settle for $12M. Provocative White Cops Put a Hood Over Handcuffed Black Mans Face, Piled On Top and Suffocated Him in the Street

From [HERE] News 8 has obtained the court documents involved in the $12 million settlement between the City of Rochester and the Daniel Prude Estate, following his death after being detained by several Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers in March 2020.

The settlement comes after an alleged cover-up of the officer bodycam footage, the release of the footage in September 2020, and weeks of protests calling for police accountability and systemic changes to how mental health crises are handled. While the City of Rochester will be settling the issue with a hefty sum, the paperwork explicitly states that “there will be no admission of liability” from the defendants. Once paid out, the lawsuit will be dismissed, the document says.

The settlement lists Nathaniel Mcfarland (in his capacity as administrator of the Prude Estate) as the plaintiff, and lists the defendants as both the City of Rochester and the following RPD officers: Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, Francisco Santiago, Michael Magri, Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris, and “other as-yet-unidentified Rochester police officers.”

At 3:16 a.m. multiple officers and two emergency medical technicians arrived at Prude's location in southwest Rochester, where he was walking naked and bleeding. One officer exited his car and approached Prude, pointing a taser at him while asking him to get on the ground. Prude complied and was then asked by the officer to put his hands behind his back, to which he also complied. During the arrest, he said, "Yes, sir" several times to the officer.

At around 3:19 a.m., Prude became agitated, allegedly spitting at officers, and yelling, "Give me that gun", until one officer placed a spit hood over Prude's head. Prude demanded that they remove it. One minute later, Prude unsuccessfully attempted to stand up before being repeatedly pushed over by officers, who forcibly held him down for approximately two minutes and 15 seconds. Officer Mark Vaughn used his body weight and both hands to press the side of Prude's head to the pavement. Vaughn's report called this a "hypoglossal nerve technique" which, according to USA Today, "involves jamming fingers into a nerve below the jaw to cause pain and persuade a subject to comply". [excellent public service]. Officer Troy Talladay applied his knee to Prude's back. Another officer held Prude's legs. At the start of the hold, Prude said, "You're trying to kill me." The officers noticed liquid coming from Prude's mouth as he stopped speaking and moving. As Vaughn released his hold, he said "You good now?" Prude did not respond. Vaughn then pushed on his head with one hand for 45 seconds while the attending officers chatted.[Three minutes and ten seconds after the restraint began, one police officer remarked that he had been vomiting during the restraint and his chest compressions appeared to have stopped.

The Associated Press reported that police leaders pressed Rochester to keep the video of Prude's death secret, fearing a "violent blowback" if the video came out.

An emergency medical technician asked the officers to turn Prude on his back. Acknowledging that Prude was unresponsive, he instructed an officer to apply CPR, who did so. At 3:27 a.m., Prude was placed into an ambulance. While in transport to Strong Memorial Hospital, his heartbeat resumed, but he remained incapacitated from lack of oxygen and was later declared brain dead. He was taken off life support a week after the arrest, on March 30.

Prude had been evaluated at a hospital for odd behavior a day earlier, but he wasn’t admitted. His family called police because they were concerned about Prude’s safety after he bolted from the house.

Officers Troy Taladay, Paul Ricotta, Francisco Santiago, Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris and Mark Vaughn, along with Sgt. Michael Magri, were suspended after Prude’s death became public [for public relations].    

Letitia James , the negro rolebot NY Attorney failed to file charges. The grand jury she empaneled and presented information to declined to charge the seven officers involved in Prude's death

James' office asked the grand jury to consider charges against only three of the seven officers at the scene. 

McFarland, who resides in Illinois, is one of Prude’s five children. His other children are daughters Junera Prude, Tashyra Prude, and Sharell Prude, and son Terrell Prude.

The City of Rochester agrees to pay $12 million to the plaintiff, the affidavit says, divided into two categories. Half is considered “Survival Claims”, and compensates the pain and suffering of surviving family. The other half is meant to settle grievances regarding the” Wrongful Death Claims,” and compensates “pecuniary injury,” or economic damages, to Prude’s five children.

The affidavit specifies that no funds are considered punitive damages. Punitive damages are assessed in instances where a defendant is being punished for wrongdoing.

From each half, the plaintiff’s counsel will be taking 33% in attorneys fees, for a total of $3,960,000. An additional $116,808.92 will be paid to the plaintiff’s counsel in reimbursements to the Prude Estate for the lawyer’s initial cost.

Daniel Prude’s brother, Rochester resident Joe Prude, was not part of the settlement, but told News 8 last week he was “happy for the settlement (and Daniel’s kids).”