Columbus to pay $440,000 in settlement over city officer's use of force in 2018 arrest.
Columbus Division of Police body camera footage from August 1, 2018 of officer Brandon Harmon using force while arresting Cameryn Standifer.While a jury deliberated, the city of Columbus reached a deal to pay $440,000 to settle a civil lawsuit filed in federal court against a police officerfor an unpaid traffic ticket, according to the man's attorneys.
A federal jury in Columbus deliberated Thursday afternoon and much of Friday before the city and Standifer's attorneys reached an agreement on their own at around 3 p.m. Friday, said Jessica Olsheski who represents Standifer along with Matthew Doyaga. The monetary settlement amount is designed to compensate Standifer for new injuries sustained during his interactions with Harmon and for emotional pain and distress, Olsheski said, but not for an infection he was diagnosed with a few days after he was released from jail.
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