Forth Worth city officials agree to pay $150,000 to a woman who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground in a 2016 arrest.
Sept. 24, 2022, 7:25 PM UTCThe city of Forth Worth, Texas, settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black woman after she and her daughter wereCity officials agreed to pay $150,000 to Jacqueline Craig. The settlement will go before City Council in October for approval.
As part of the settlement, the city admits no other fault and there are no other requirements, a Fort Worth spokesperson said.Craig called Fort Worth police to report that a white neighbor had choked her 7-year-old son,Cellphone video showed the responding officer talking to the neighbor, who claimed that Craig's son littered on his property and refused to pick it up, according to the station.
The situation escalated and when Craig's daughter, Brea Hymond, stepped in between the officer and her mother, the officer tackled her.
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