TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Shawnee County Commissioners are being asked to approve a $500,000 settlement to family of a man who died at a hospital after he was released from the county jail.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the family of Julio C. Aguirre have agreed to dismissing a lawsuit against the county in exchange for the settlement payment. County counselor Rich Eckert told commissioners this week that the county denies negligence, but the settlement reflects the costs of the defense and risks of “an adverse judgment.”

Commissioners plan to consider the request Monday.

The lawsuit said while he spent about a week as a jail inmate, Aguirre suffered physical injuries and engaged in bizarre behaviors that included drinking from the toilet. He was sent to a hospital, where he died two days later.