Federal Court Judge Issues Verdict on Ferguson Protestors’ $41.5 Million Lawsuit

By Beth Baumann

A federal judge has issued a verdict on the $41.5 million civil lawsuit filed by Ferguson protestors against law enforcement, in which they claim police officials ‘used excessive force’.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey released his 74-page ruling, stating protestors failed to provide any credible evidence to suggest the tacts used by police to contain protestors in the riots following Michael Brown’s death were unjust:

The record is clear that at the time of the events detailed herein, the atmosphere surrounding the arrests was extremely intense and had turned violent. Participants in what had turned from a peaceful assembly to unlawful assembly were advised to disperse but they failed to heed warnings that they be arrested for failing to leave the area as police tried to quell the unrest.

In his ruling, Judge Autrey noted protestors were asked to disperse multiple times before police began arresting people. The plaintiffs in the case had unsubstantiated claims that lacked video evidence or other testimony.

In addition, a number of the plaintiffs had contradictory stories and testimonies.

Tracey White claimed her and her 17-year-old son were arrested inside a McDonalds, where she was thrown to the ground and put in …Read the Rest

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