Nevada settled lawsuit over man’s prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

LAS VEGAS AP Nevada has agreed to pay million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in a lawyer announced Tuesday The curative examiner commented Christian Walker s death at High Desert State Prison near Las Vegas was natural and caused by heart problems But the autopsy statement manifested that he had head trauma and other injuries to his torso neck and extremities Walker was beaten twice within a short period after being transferred from another prison the first time after a dispute about his personal possessions mentioned James Urrutia an attorney for his family There is absolutely no evidence that Walker had any heart complaint no issues at all with his heart Urrutia notified The Associated Press An email and phone message seeking comment about the settlement were not instantly returned by the Department of Corrections Urrutia explained he settled with the state before a trial because Walker s family was satisfied that the litigation revealed details about what happened Clark County remains a defendant in the situation My ego definitely doesn t feel like it s a big enough number he commented of million Walker had been in prison for more than years He was serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for the death of his -year-old girlfriend in Walker s face was swollen and smeared with blood when he died in custody according to the lawsuit and the autopsy record Prison staff disclosed Walker had repeatedly ignored commands and presented aggression toward officers leading them to restrain him with batons and their hands according to the autopsy Source