FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The family of a North Dakota man who died a few days after he was arrested for drunken driving has filed a civil rights lawsuit against law enforcement and others.
KFGO radio reports that the 83-page complaint asserts that Warren Lindvold, of Valley City, was deprived of his civil rights and illegally arrested in July 2018. It says Lindvold had a form of arthritis that causes severe pain and he wouldn’t have died had he received appropriate care.
The medical examiner concluded that Lindvold’s death was an accident, probably due to a fall.
The suit says Lindvold’s blood-alcohol content was 0.03%, below the state’s drunken driving threshold of 0.08%, and he should not have been arrested.
Court documents do not list attorneys for the 12 defendants named in the suit.
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Information from: KFGO-AM, http://www.kfgo.com
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