Baltimore County agrees to pay $1.1M to settle lawsuit alleging excessive police force in death of 2
Baltimore County has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a young Middle River man who died in 2016, days after an encounter with county police officers and emergency medical workers. The $1,150,000 settlement with the family of 21-year-old Tawon Boyd is among the largest the county has reached in a lawsuit alleging excessive force by police.
Boyd called 911 for help at his home on Akin Circle and ended up in a physical s