Woman partially blinded by police beanbag round during La Mesa protest settles lawsuit for million
LA MESA — A woman who filed a lawsuit against the city of La Mesa in 2020 after she was hit — and partially blinded — by a beanbag round an officer...
LA MESA — A woman who filed a lawsuit against the city of La Mesa in 2020 after she was hit — and partially blinded — by a beanbag round an officer fired during a protest has settled with the city for $10 million. Leslie Furcron said Wednesday that she's glad the lawsuit settled in her favor, but there likely isn't any amount of money that could return her life to normalcy. The 61-year-old said she now gets blistering headaches that prompted her to drop out of college. Doctors told her she will need to undergo reconstructive surgery to properly seal the hole the projectile left in her skull, she said, and she will never regain vision in her left eye.