The family of John Neville was awarded $3 million in a settlement case after suing Forsyth County after Neville was killed in custody.
Winston-Salem, N.C. — The family of John Neville was awarded $3 million in a settlement case after suing Forsyth County following his death while he was in custody. Neville died in 2019 while being hogtied, after seen on video screaming, « I can’t breathe. »
According to the autopsy report, Neville died from a brain injury that was caused by positional and compressional asphyxia during prone restraint. It means Neville was being held face down and could not breathe.
