The NYT reports in "Jury Leaves $4 to Family of Man Killed by Sheriff’s Deputy, Along With Many Questions." Yes, that says $4, but that's the assessment of damages, but the officer's action was deemed to be only 1% of the cause of the loss, so the $4 became 4¢. Why didn't the jury just find for the defendant? The 4¢ seems like a deliberate insult to the plaintiffs.

Eight hours into a 10-hour deliberation the jury indicated that it was unable to reach a verdict. [the plaintiffs' lawyer John M.] Phillips said some appeared visibly “incensed” and red in the face.

Still, they were sent back to continue deliberating; eventually, the jury said they had a verdict.

“There was a tug of war somewhere in there,” [the dead man's fiancée said. “And then everybody’s mind changed to one? Something went on... It seems like jurors gave up.”