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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A St. Paul man has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the city of Minneapolis following an incident where Minneapolis police officers beat him during 2020’s unrest.
Last year, Jaleel Stallings was acquitted of charges that accused him of shooting at police officers during protests over George Floyd’s murder near Lake Street and 15th Avenue South on May 30. During his arrest, published body camera footage shows Minneapolis SWAT officers punching and kicking him as he lay on the ground.
According to court documents, officers were driving an unmarked white van, without lights or sirens activated, when they began shooting non-lethal rounds at a crowd in a parking lot, which included Stallings. Stallings claimed self-defense and noted he had a permit to carry.
After the acquittal, Stallings filed a civil lawsuit against multiple officers and the city of Minneapolis. The attorney for Jaleel Stallings says a civil lawsuit was filed “seeking accountability for the officers who violated policies, laws, and constitutional rights with impunity” during the protests that followed George Floyd’s murder.
According to the federal court documents, the judge ruled that the city of Minneapolis will pay $1.5 million to Stallings, in addition to costs and attorney fees.
Despite the settlement, court documents show Minneapolis and the other defendants “expressly deny” both the validity of the claims and any liability.
WCCO talked with Stallings following the settlement’s announcement. He now lives in Texas because he did not feel safe staying in the Twin Cities. He said the payment is not specifically what he hoped for.
“To me, $1.5 million says the city recognized this was a significant event. However, I went into the civil case with not hope for a check as much as I was hoping for justice and accountability, and I don’t feel I received that at all,” Stallings said.
In a statement the deputy Minneapolis city attorney says, “The City hopes that an early resolution to this matter will allow all of the parties to move forward.”
Police misconduct allegations have cost taxpayers in the state’s largest city tens of millions of dollars in the last decade alone.
In 2021, Minneapolis paid a record $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd.
WCCO-TV previously added up the costs, and spoke to experts about what the payouts reveal about policing in the city. Watch below:
Source: CBS Minnesota
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