Tarzan star Ron Ely’s tragic final years after son stabbed wife Valerie to death
In October 2020, Ron Ely filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
In court documents obtained by People, the lawsuit claimed that Cameron was surrendering before police shot him more than 20 times.
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Lawyers for Ron said in the documents: ‘The reprehensible conduct of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department Deputies was egregious, entirely unreasonable, and, accordingly, unconstitutional.’
In October 2022 a federal jury in California’s Central District rejected the lawsuit, according to local news outlet KEYT.
Sheriff Bill Brown said in a statement at the time, ‘Although we recognize that this was a tragic situation, and have great sympathy for the Ely family, the use of deadly force against Cameron Ely was justified and lawful under the circumstances.’