Mother settles lawsuit over Texas arrest captured on video

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas metropolis has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mom after she and her daughter had been wrestled to the bottom and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor.

Jacqueline Craig and considered one of her daughters had been wrestled to the bottom and had a stun gun pointed at them by Fort Price officer William Martin in December 2016. One other of Craig’s daughters, who filmed the incident on her cellphone, was additionally arrested.

Prices in opposition to all three had been later dropped. Martin served a 10-day suspension for violating departmental insurance policies.

Town agreed to settle the lawsuit for $150,000, the Fort Price Star-Telegram reported Friday. The settlement is pending Metropolis Council approval.

As a part of the settlement, town admits no different fault and there are not any different necessities, a Fort Price spokesperson stated.

Craig has alleged the neighbor grabbed and choked her younger son after seeing him litter. Craig and the neighbor each referred to as police.

Video of the arrests, which was posted on Fb and seen greater than one million instances, raised accusations of racism.

Mayor Professional Tem Gyna Bivens instructed the newspaper she was glad the lawsuit was settled.

“This put a giant weight on her. It put a giant weight on town, and I hope the settlement is sufficient for everybody to really feel refreshed and able to transfer ahead,” Bivens stated.