Minneapolis to pay $ 600,000 to settle with a woman who says that Derek Chauvin kneel on her neck

Minneapolis – The City of Minneapolis agreed to pay $ 600,000 to settle a legal action by a woman who allegedly alleged that the former officer Derek Chauvin drew it from his mini -duties and pinned it to the ground with its Knee in January 2020, just as he did four months later, when he killed George Floyd.

Patty Day, formerly employed by the Department of Public Works, said in a trial lodged last May that it was the victim of excessive force and unjustified arrest. She admitted that she was drunk on the evening of January 17, 2020 and depressed by her imminent divorce and other difficulties when she was stuck in the snow for several hours.

Chauvin and his partner that evening, the officer Ellen Jensen, finally arrived at the scene. The trial allegedly alleged that the police “drew up” on the day of his vehicle and threw him into the road, causing several injuries.

“Chauvin then assumed his signature installation, pressing his knee in the back of moderate and handcuffed patty – just as he would later stifle the life of George Floyd – and remaining well after Patty was checked,” said the complaint. An accusation of driving driving was abandoned after a judge ruled that the police lacked the probable cause to arrest him and remove the evidence of the alcohol test.

The Minneapolis municipal council unanimously approved the regulations of $ 600,000 on Thursday. Board member LATRISHA VETAW told her colleagues that $ 175,000 will go day while lawyers will get $ 425,000.

The city has now paid more than $ 36 million to adjust the police misconduct involving Chauvin, including 27 million dollars on the Floyd family.

“Although no regulation can cancel what Patty has endured, we are grateful to have concluded an agreement that is responsible for the officers responsible for their actions,” said Day lawyer Katie Bennett in a statement. “This case is yet another example of the critical need for justice and reform in police services.”

Chauvin, who is white, remains incarcerated in a federal prison in Texas for his conviction before the state court of the murder of Floyd and a federal conviction for having violated the civil rights of Floyd. The murder of the black man sparked a national calculation with racial injustice.