Bronislaw Kulpa
Bronislaw Kulpa, 63, was held in a detox cell at the Macomb County Jail in Michigan. According to his family's wrongful death suit, when guards tried to move him to the medical unit, deputies restrained him, one placing a knee on his back. The suit says he then suffered a heart attack, and he later died. The county settled the family's suit for $1.6 million.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Deputies restrained Bronislaw Kulpa, one kneeling on his back, and his family's wrongful death suit says the restraint led to his heart attack; the county settled the suit for $1.6 million.
Reported by: his family's wrongful death suit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Macomb County over his death and the county settled the wrongful death suit for $1.6 million.