Regrann from @atlblackstar - Former University of Virginia Student Awarded $250K Settlement After Brutal Arrest by Police _________________________________________ The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has reached a settlement with a former University of Virginia student left battered and bloodied after his arrest by officers outside a local pub in March 2015. _________________________________________ Martese Johnson filed a $3 million lawsuit over his brutal arrest but settled Wednesday for a total of $249,950, local station NBC 29 reported. A joint statement posted by lawyers on the ABC website said the decision to settle was mutual and made in hopes of avoiding the uncertainty of expensive and prolonged legal proceedings. _________________________________________ Moreover, the terms of the agreement includes no admission of liability or wrongdoing by either party. _________________________________________ Want to know more? Copy this link or click link in bio: http://atlantablackstar.com/2018/06/21/former-university-of-virginia-student-awarded-250k-settlement-after-brutal-arrest-by-police/ #policebrutality #martesejohnson - #regrann #rpleonor (at West Kendall)
