A federal lawsuit against the former deputies from Rankin County said that they assaulted the men with a sex toy and shot one in the face. An internal investigation is ongoing.
She was holding a knife, but weighs 95 pounds and uses a walker. The episode, which took place in a care facility, prompted outrage, questions and a police investigation.
Preston Hemphill, who fired a Taser at Mr. Nichols but did not participate in the brutal beating that led to his death, has repeatedly met with prosecutors in recent weeks.
The man, Chinedu V. Okobi, 36, died in 2018 after a deputy repeatedly used a Taser on him in a struggle that began when law enforcement officers saw him jaywalking in Millbrae, Calif.
The settlement was reached months after a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer was sentenced to two years in prison for the fatal shooting of Mr. Wright during a traffic stop.