Mother settles lawsuit over Texas arrest captured on video
A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor.
A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor.
Jacqueline Craig and one of her daughters were wrestled to the ground and had a stun gun pointed at them by Fort Worth officer William Martin in December 2016 . Another of Craig’s daughters, who filmed the incident on her cellphone, was also arrested.
Charges against all three were later dropped and Martin served a 10-day suspension for violating departmental policies.
The city agreed to settle the lawsuit for $150,000, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Friday . The settlement is pending City Council approval.
RECOMMEND STORIES
- Anthropic Just Opened a Physical Biology Lab — Claude Is About to Leave the Screen
- OpenAI Hacked by Its Own AI: Shocking Pentest Exposed
- Fake Job Interview Malware: How North Korea Targets Devs
- Spain Logs First AI Cyberattack Executed Without Humans
- Brevo Supply-Chain Attack: 100K+ Websites Infected
As part of the settlement, the city admits no other fault and there are no other requirements, a Fort Worth spokesperson said.
Craig has alleged the neighbor grabbed and choked her young son after seeing him litter. Craig and the neighbor both called police.
Video of the arrests, which was posted on Facebook and viewed more than a million times, raised accusations of racism.
Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens told the newspaper she was glad the lawsuit was settled.
“This put a big weight on her. It put a big weight on the city, and I hope the settlement is enough for everyone to feel refreshed and ready to move forward,” Bivens said.
Sandeep Raiza — Content Writer, Website Designer, SEO Strategist, and WordPress Expert AI specialist delivering impactful digital solutions that drive business growth.Combining creative storytelling with technical expertise.
