Next question will be did the arrest and subsequent litigation cause stress that contributed to his heart attack and death?
That’s possible given that each of the victims suffered from “road rash” meaning they were forcibly taken to the ground as they were arrested. With Maresca having a heart problem this was no doubt a contributing factor to his death.
The family is being represented by the same law firm that has won cases of cops arresting at least two persons in the Deming area for drug offenses based on an uncertified drug-sensing dog alerting on their vehicles. After a search did not turn up drugs in the cars, they focused on the individuals, did strip searches, did cavity searches, required their taking laxatives to search their feces, then took them to a hospital in Silver City for x-rays of their internal stomach and intestines. In both cases drugs were not found.
My thoughts as well. Those officers should be sued for millions for contributing to the poor man's death. Not just the county, but the arresting officers as well. Make them lose their homes, or their jobs at the least. Too much strong-arming of innocent folks by cops these days; send a strong message.