Valley City (Valley News Live) The attorney for the family of Warren Lindvold says that they’re doing okay, but this is a horrible injustice. Cash Aaland is representing Lindvold’s family after the 72-year-old died earlier this year after being arrested by the Valley City Police Department and held in the Barnes County Correctional Center.
In a memo released Wednesday, the State’s Attorney’s Office says law enforcement isn’t responsible for Lindvold’s death, but Aaland disagrees. He says, “We believe the conduct of the Valley City Police Department – the officers involved – and the Barnes County Jail – is reckless, horrible, it involved the use of excess force. But we were not at all confident there would be criminal charges.”
An autopsy finds Lindvold died of a broken neck. His chronic arthritis, which didn’t allow him to turn his neck, is also listed as a significant contributing factor. Aaland says dash cam video of Lindvold’s arrest shows him being put in a pain compliance hold and the state’s own memo says Linvold was ‘assisted’ into the patrol car.
