"The family is seeking damages for hospital and medical expenses, coroner's fees, funeral and burial expenses, loss of familial relationships, pain and suffering, alleged violations of constitutional rights, and attorneys' fees and costs, among other claims. Yolanda Ramirez, 72, who worked with Contra Costa Health Services before retiring, was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor for allegedly yelling outside of her childhood family home, where her sister, Sylvia Bustos, lives."
"While Ramirez was waiting, she sat in the front passenger seat of her car, then walked slowly to the opposite side of the vehicle a few minutes later, according to the lawsuit. Suddenly, the suit claims, the female officer yelled that Ramirez was fleeing despite having provided no commands or directions, even though Ramirez allegedly made no attempt to escape."
Yolanda Ramirez, 72, went unconscious in the back of a police car and died days later at a hospital. Her family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Jan. 1 on behalf of her husband and three children, alleging excessive force during her Sept. 26, 2025 arrest and naming Brentwood Officer Aaron Peachman. The suit asserts negligence and battery claims and seeks damages for medical and coroner expenses, funeral and burial costs, loss of familial relationships, pain and suffering, alleged constitutional violations, and attorneys' fees. Ramirez was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor after an argument outside her childhood home; witnesses said she was compliant.
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