Hidalgo County settles lawsuit with family of man who died after pandemic arrest

A McAllen federal judge on Friday afternoon signed off on a confidential settlement between Hidalgo County, four deputies, two nurses and the family of a 22-year-old man who died after suffering a severe neck injury over an Easter weekend 2020 arrest for allegedly violating a local COVID-19 emergency order and public intoxication. U.S. District Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa approved the settlement between the family and deputies, Steven Farias, Marco Guerrero, Jorge Cabrera, Julio Trevino, along with nurses Anita Mancha and Elda Rodriguez, and Hidalgo County over the death of Jorge...