La Mesa agrees to pay $125,000 settlement over Amaurie Johnson arrest [Breaking]
La Mesa has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit over the May 2020 videotaped arrest of Amaurie Johnson that prompted a protest that turned riotous.
According to court records, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller dismissed the case July 12, after the parties settled. The case was expected to go to trial in mid-November.La Mesa City Attorney Glenn Sabine confirmed the settlement on Monday. He said the city is on the hook for $50,000 and that its insurance provider will pay the rest.
Dages’ attorney, Daniel Modafferi, declined to comment, except to say that the settlement does not include a payment from Dages.The incident began after Dages walked up to Johnson during a trolley fare enforcement operation at the transit center. Dages has said he believed Johnson was smoking in a non-smoking area. Johnson has said he told the officer he was not smoking.
Dages ended up arresting Johnson on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and resisting, delaying or obstructing a police officer, although the La Mesa Police Department decided not to pursue charges against Johnson.later found Dages detained Johnson without reasonable suspicion of a crime and lied about the encounter in a police report. The officer, according to the investigation, falsely wrote that Johnson was smoking and took a fighting stance.
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