NBA Player Brutalized by Police Receives $750,000 Settlement

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NBA player Sterling Brown‘s $750,000 settlement was approved Tuesday by the City of Milwaukee Common Council following a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 altercation where he was tased, tackled, and stepped on by city police officers.

The former Milwaukee Bucks player brought a civil rights lawsuit in federal court claiming Milwaukee police used excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, according to a letter from Milwaukee’s Office of the City Attorney to Milwaukee’s Common Council.

The Common Council approved the resolution authorizing the settlement 14-0 on Tuesday, with one abstention, according to the council website.

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