Jury awards more than $2 million to protester shot in face with nonlethal projectile

Source: AP

By JAIMIE DING
Updated 8:42 PM CDT, August 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has awarded at least $2.2 million to a protester who was shot in the face with a less-lethal munition by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy during a demonstration against police brutality in 2020.

In the verdict last week, the jury found LA County liable for the injuries sustained by the man, Cellin Gluck, and determined that he suffered $3.5 million in damages. They also awarded his daughter, who was there with him that day, an additional $300,000 for emotional distress.

LA County lawyers said in a statement that because the jury found that Gluck and other protesters at the scene were partly at fault for what happened, the court would reduce the awards by 35%, which comes out to about $2.27 million for Gluck and $195,000 for his daughter.

“The County is exploring all of its options in this case, including the possibility of an appeal,” the statement said.



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