A Connecticut police officer accepted a plea deal Wednesday in the case of Randy Cox , a Black man who was paralyzed while riding unsecured in the back of a police van.

Betsy Segui, formerly of the New Haven Police Department, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless endangerment, the New Haven Register reported. She received a 60-day suspended sentence and a six-month conditional discharge, meaning she won’t serve jail time.

Three other officers charged in the case — Oscar Diaz, Jocelyn Lavandier and Luis Rivera — rejected plea offers , according to local ABC affiliate WTNH. A fifth officer, Ronald Pressley, took a plea deal on Monday.

Cox was arrested on weapons charges in June 2022 and was handcuffed in the back of a police van when Diaz, the driver, stopped short. The sudden s

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