City Reaches $425K Settlement in Excessive Force Case Against Police
By: Michaela MacDonald
Updated: December 12, 2012
The Lubbock City Council has agreed to a settlement, paying $425-thousand dollars in an excessive force lawsuit against two police officers.
66-year-old Robert Campbell filed the suit against the officers after he says he was beaten and tasored in July of 2009.
Campbell is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was working as a contracted 'special deputy' for the US Marshal's office at the Federal Court Building at the time of the incident.
Campbell's lawyer said that initially, the Lubbock Police Department could not produce the dash-cam audio recording of the incident, but after the judge said the jury could use that as evidence against the officers, the footage was produced.
Campbell says he is happy this is over and he can put this behind him.
66-year-old Robert Campbell filed the suit against the officers after he says he was beaten and tasored in July of 2009.
Campbell is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was working as a contracted 'special deputy' for the US Marshal's office at the Federal Court Building at the time of the incident.
Campbell's lawyer said that initially, the Lubbock Police Department could not produce the dash-cam audio recording of the incident, but after the judge said the jury could use that as evidence against the officers, the footage was produced.
Campbell says he is happy this is over and he can put this behind him.
