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Jaleel Stallings lawsuit: Minneapolis to pay $1.5M after his 2020 arrest
Extra physique digicam footage launched in Jaleel Stallings case
Extra Minneapolis police physique digicam footage was launched within the Jaleel Stallings case after he was acquitted.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Metropolis of Minneapolis has agreed to pay Jaleel Stallings $1.5 million in connection to Stallings’ Might 2020 arrest through the unrest following George Floyd’s homicide.
Stallings filed a lawsuit final 12 months towards 19 Minneapolis cops and the Metropolis of Minneapolis, arguing they used extreme pressure and filed false stories.
The settlement totals $1.5 million, plus attorneys’ charges, courtroom paperwork filed Tuesday present.
Stallings was acquitted final 12 months of costs that he shot towards cops through the 2020 unrest. Stallings claimed he acted in self-defense, returning hearth after police in an unmarked van fired what turned out to be less-lethal ammunition at him and earlier than he realized the individuals taking pictures at him have been cops. The interplay was captured on police physique digicam video.
The mugshot following Jaleel Stallings arrest reveals accidents to his face. (Equipped)
The lawsuit stated upon realizing the occupants within the unmarked squad automobile have been cops, Stallings dropped his weapon and surrendered. “Regardless of his give up, officers beat him for about 30 seconds. Close by officers watched and did nothing to cease the beating,” the lawsuit stated.
Physique digicam video launched following Stallings’ acquittal reveals officers putting Stallings as he lay on the bottom after firing the photographs, yelling at him to “put his arms behind his again” as Stallings says that “he is making an attempt.” Finally one of many officers says “cease it” and the commotion ends.
When officers roll Stallings over, he seems to be dazed and bleeding from his nostril.
Bodycam video reveals altercation involving Jaleel Stallings and Minneapolis police
A jury acquitted Jaleel Stallings for firing at Minneapolis police after he claimed self-defense within the case, saying he did not notice the individuals firing what turned out to be less-lethal munitions at him have been really cops.
The lawsuit stated Stallings sued as a result of the officers violated his First, Fourth and Fourteenth Modification rights through the arrest, in addition to his Equal Safety Clause proper, claiming Stallings was a “Black man who was improperly focused and attacked to as a result of officers’ racial bias.”
Nineteen officers have been listed as defendants within the lawsuit, though solely fourteen have been named. One of many defendants is former police union president Bob Kroll. The lawsuit stated Kroll had “discussions and affect” with the Metropolis of Minneapolis concerning the Minneapolis Police Division’s “ways and operations through the George Floyd protests.”
The Metropolis of Minneapolis was additionally listed as a defendant within the lawsuit.
Jaleel Stallings sues 19 Minneapolis cops
Jaleel Stallings and his lawyer Eric Rice sit down with FOX 9 to debate the civil lawsuit filed Thursday.