Columbus to Pay out $5.75M Settlement to 32 Protesters to Settle Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
“Thirty-two plaintiffs who say they were brutalized by Columbus police during protests against racial injustice in the summer of 2020 will receive a settlement totaling $5.75 million once the City Council approves the payout. Columbus City Attorney Zach announced the settlement,” reports Eric Lagatta in their The Columbus Dispatch.
“That came after 32 plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit in July 2020 in U.S. District Court in Columbus. The suit named the city of Columbus, former Police Chief Thomas Quinlan, a Columbus police commander, three lieutenants, seven sergeants and 14 officers for injuries the plaintiffs said they suffered while protesting Downtown. Once approved.”