The Scottsdale City Council
agreed to pay $4.25 million to the family of John Loxas, who was unarmed when
Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters shot him in the head in February 2012,
killing him instantly. Loxas was the sixth man killed by Peters, who has since
retired with an "accidental disability," and currently collects a
monthly pension check of around $4,500. The ACLU's lawsuit noted
"dozens" of incidents involving Peters and Tasers, as well as several
citizen complaints against him that never resulted in discipline. Among other
incidents, Peters also got in trouble for pointing a gun at his own face in
2005.
