San Diego County will pay $6.5M to man beaten by deputy and bitten by dog, ending decade of litigation

It’s been almost 12 years since Mickail Myles was seriously injured when a San Diego County sheriff’s deputy with a troubled record sicced a police dog on him at a Fallbrook gas station.

That ignited a more than decade-long legal saga that ran well past $10 million in damages and attorney fees, before a federal appellate court sharply curtailed those costs last year.

On Monday, lawyers for the county and Myles notified the San Diego federal court that they had reached a deal to pay him and his attorneys a total of $6.5 million, finally ending the fight.

The jointly-filed agreement formally waives any future claims. It calls for county taxpayers to pay $3 million by March 2 and the remaining $3.5 million by July 15.

“Notice is hereby given that the parties hereto have stipulated and agreed that in resolution of all outstanding issues, rights, claims and controversies between the parties regarding the judgment, including and and all interest, attorneys’ fees and costs owed,” the filing says.

The settlement is the latest in a string of high-profile, multimillion-dollar payouts by San Diego County to people who accused the Sheriff’s Office of negligence, excessive...