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In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, below left, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, below left, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, below, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight" day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, below, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight" day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, background left, lies unconscious after training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, as another recruit undergoes training, foreground, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, rookie sheriff’s Deputy Asson Hacker, background left, lies unconscious after training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, as another recruit undergoes training, foreground, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from U.S. District Court, southern district of Indiana deposition video, Evansville Police Officer Trevor Koontz is questioned about the death of Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo)

In this image from U.S. District Court, southern district of Indiana deposition video, Evansville Police Officer Trevor Koontz is questioned about the death of Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Aug. 18, 2022. (AP Photo)

Club Bushido, the site for “Big Fight” day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, is seen in Evansville, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

Club Bushido, the site for “Big Fight” day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, is seen in Evansville, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

In this photo provided by the family, Asson Hacker, right, sits with his wife and their children during a trip to the Mayse Farm pumpkin patch in Evansville, Ind., in October 2022. (Family photo via AP)

In this photo provided by the family, Asson Hacker, right, sits with his wife and their children during a trip to the Mayse Farm pumpkin patch in Evansville, Ind., in October 2022. (Family photo via AP)

Lij Hacker holds a coin inscribed with the name of his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lij Hacker holds a coin inscribed with the name of his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lij Hacker wipes away a tear while talking about his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lij Hacker wipes away a tear while talking about his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

This family photo shows Tanner Corum at the Encompass Health Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., in March 2023, days after the Evansville, Ind., Police Department recruit was injured during "Big Fight " day training. (Courtesy Corum family via AP)

This family photo shows Tanner Corum at the Encompass Health Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., in March 2023, days after the Evansville, Ind., Police Department recruit was injured during "Big Fight " day training. (Courtesy Corum family via AP)

This photo provided by the family shows Edward Snukis with two of his grandchildren at home in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Aug. 20, 2019. Snukis, 55, died the next month after police officers in Evansville, Ind., shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Jill Snukis via AP)

This photo provided by the family shows Edward Snukis with two of his grandchildren at home in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., on Aug. 20, 2019. Snukis, 55, died the next month after police officers in Evansville, Ind., shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Jill Snukis via AP)

In this image from video provided by the Evansville Police Department, Officer Matthew Taylor fires a Taser at Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Sept. 13, 2019. Snukis, 55, died after an encounter in which officers shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video provided by the Evansville Police Department, Officer Matthew Taylor fires a Taser at Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Sept. 13, 2019. Snukis, 55, died after an encounter in which officers shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video provided by the Evansville Police Department, Edward Snukis, bottom center, is restrained by officers in Evansville, Ind., on Sept. 13, 2019. Snukis, 55, died after police officers shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video provided by the Evansville Police Department, Edward Snukis, bottom center, is restrained by officers in Evansville, Ind., on Sept. 13, 2019. Snukis, 55, died after police officers shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from Evansville Police Department body-camera video, officers restrain Steven Beasley face down, in Evansville, Ind., on March 25, 2020. Vanderburgh County Coroner Steven Lockyear ruled that Beasley's death was "undetermined" in both cause and manner after an autopsy report said he had suffered extensive blunt force trauma to his head and body but also had "excited delirium." (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from Evansville Police Department body-camera video, officers restrain Steven Beasley face down, in Evansville, Ind., on March 25, 2020. Vanderburgh County Coroner Steven Lockyear ruled that Beasley's death was "undetermined" in both cause and manner after an autopsy report said he had suffered extensive blunt force trauma to his head and body but also had "excited delirium." (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from U.S. District Court, southern district of Indiana deposition video, Evansville Police Officer Matthew Taylor is questioned about the death of Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Feb. 21, 2022. (AP Photo)

In this image from U.S. District Court, southern district of Indiana deposition video, Evansville Police Officer Matthew Taylor is questioned about the death of Edward Snukis in Evansville, Ind., on Feb. 21, 2022. (AP Photo)

FILE - This photo provided by the family shows Evan Terhune. The 20-year-old died Nov. 17, 2020, after being held in a police van by Evansville, Ind., officers. (Gerald Terhune via AP, File)

FILE - This photo provided by the family shows Evan Terhune. The 20-year-old died Nov. 17, 2020, after being held in a police van by Evansville, Ind., officers. (Gerald Terhune via AP, File)

This image from Evansville Police Department video shows Evan Terhune, hands cuffed behind his back and his face covered by a spit hood, in the back of a police van in Evansville, Ind., on Nov. 14, 2020. By the time officers opened the van, he was unresponsive. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

This image from Evansville Police Department video shows Evan Terhune, hands cuffed behind his back and his face covered by a spit hood, in the back of a police van in Evansville, Ind., on Nov. 14, 2020. By the time officers opened the van, he was unresponsive. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

Evansville Police vehicles are parked on a street in Evansville, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

Evansville Police vehicles are parked on a street in Evansville, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, police recruit Tanner Corum, below, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight" day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, police recruit Tanner Corum, below, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight" day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, police recruit Tanner Corum, foreground right, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

In this image from video made by the Evansville Police Department, police recruit Tanner Corum, foreground right, undergoes training with Mike Fisher, a sheriff's major from a nearby county, during "Big Fight " day for the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville, Ind., on March 2, 2023. (Evansville Police Department via AP)

This photo provided by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office shows Deputy Asson Hacker, who died March 2, 2023. (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This photo provided by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office shows Deputy Asson Hacker, who died March 2, 2023. (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office via AP)

The casket of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker is escorted to a hearse outside Boone Funeral Home in Evansville, Ind., on March 9, 2023. (MaCabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

The casket of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker is escorted to a hearse outside Boone Funeral Home in Evansville, Ind., on March 9, 2023. (MaCabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

This photo provided by the family shows Edward Snukis, center, with four of his grandchildren and his son, Ed Snukis Jr., during a trip to Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 3, 2019. Snukis died later in the month after police officers in Evansville, Ind., shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Jill Snukis via AP)

This photo provided by the family shows Edward Snukis, center, with four of his grandchildren and his son, Ed Snukis Jr., during a trip to Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 3, 2019. Snukis died later in the month after police officers in Evansville, Ind., shocked him with a Taser, punched him and held him face down. (Jill Snukis via AP)

Lij Hacker holds a photo of his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Lij Hacker holds a photo of his late brother, Asson Hacker, during an interview in Bloomington, Ind., on June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Friends and family of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker gather after the procession arrives at Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, Ind., for his visitation and funeral, on March 9, 2023. (MaCabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

Friends and family of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker gather after the procession arrives at Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, Ind., for his visitation and funeral, on March 9, 2023. (MaCabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

FILE - This photo provided by the family shows Steven Brad Beasley. The 37-year-old died March 26, 2020, after being restrained by Evansville, Ind., police officers. (Amanda Ortiz via AP, File)

FILE - This photo provided by the family shows Steven Brad Beasley. The 37-year-old died March 26, 2020, after being restrained by Evansville, Ind., police officers. (Amanda Ortiz via AP, File)

A garrison flag is adjusted before the funeral of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker at Christian Fellowship Church on the evening of March 9, 2023. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

A garrison flag is adjusted before the funeral of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy Asson Hacker at Christian Fellowship Church on the evening of March 9, 2023. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)