The family of a man who died in custody at the Arlington County jail has reached a settlement agreement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the jail healthcare company and jail officials.

Under the terms of the settlement, the family of Darryl Becton, who died of complications from opiate withdrawal while briefly incarcerated in 2020, would receive $1.3 million — including $775,000 from Corizon Health, the jail healthcare provider at the time and a combined $550,000 from former Arlington sheriff Beth Arthur and sheriff’s deputy Seaton Sok, who was involved in the case.

All of the defendants “expressly deny any negligence or liability” in Becton’s death, the settlement notes. The settlement agreement — if accepted by the court — would end all claims against them.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs and defendants in the case did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Becton, 46, arrived at the Arlington County jail on Sept. 29, 2020, and disclosed to medical staff that he had high blood pressure and would likely experience opiate withdrawal while at the facility. But per the original lawsuit, medical staff did not appear to take his health issues seriously — and did not take him to the hospital despite profuse vomiting, tremors, diarrhea, and acute body aches. A deputy making rounds should have passed by Becton’s cell more than a dozen times, noted his condition and rendered aid, according to the lawsuit, but the deputy made no apparent move to help Becton or get him additional medical care. By late afternoon on October 1, Becton was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead.

Becton’s death was the seventh in seven years at the Arlington jail, a troubling series of tragedies mostly involving Black men. The situation led to Arlington County’s decision to sever its contract with Corizon Health. It also caused the local NAACP to request a federal investigation into “biased policing and unconstitutional practices by law enforcement and personnel” in the jail.

Becton’s family filed their lawsuit in March 2022. After legal fees and more than $7,000 in reimbursement for funeral expenses, five of Becton’s surviving family members would receive more than $180,000 each from the proposed settlement.

Family members have spoken publicly about Becton’s good heart and love for his family.

“He never once was not there,” said Becton’s daughter, Kaylah Becton, when the family announced the lawsuit.

“Nothing that no one can ever say to me will make me feel better about what happened to my dad,” she said.