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Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says ex-Officer Chauvin knelt on her neck
The woman alleged that ex-Officer Derek Chauvin hauled her from her minivan and pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020.
Minneapolis agrees to pay $600K to settle another Chauvin lawsuit
Chauvin then assumed his signature pose, pressing his knee into the subdued and handcuffed Patty’s back — just as he would later do to snuff the life out of George Floyd,” the lawsuit reads.
Minneapolis settles in woman’s lawsuit over Chauvin’s use of excessive force
The lawsuit says Chauvin pressed his knee into the woman’s back while she lay handcuffed, four months before Floyd’s death.
Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle with woman who claims ex-officer Derek Chauvin knelt on her neck
Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit from Patty Day, who accused former Officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force during her arrest in January 2020. This brings the city's total payments for Chauvin-related misconduct cases to over $36 million.
Minneapolis to consider settling another Chauvin excessive force lawsuit
Lawsuit claims that four months before George Floyd's murder, officer Derek Chauvin used excessive force and knelt on Patricia Day’s back while she was handcuffed.
Minneapolis City Council approves settlement for another lawsuit against ex-officer Derek Chauvin
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted to approve another hefty legal settlement related to ex-police officer Derek Chauvin.
Minnesota tax payers on the hook for Derek Chauvin settlement
The Minneapolis City Council announced they settled a recent civil lawsuit with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, causing some, as WCCO's Jonah Kaplan, to wonder about the future of the city's police reform.
Minneapolis will pay $600K to settle suit by woman Derek Chauvin violently arrested for drunken driving
Patty Day was sitting in her Volkswagen minivan on a snowy south Minneapolis street on Jan. 17, 2020, when a police officer came up to the car and soon yanked her out, threw her face-down on the street and ground his knee into her back.
City of Minneapolis settles for $600K with woman who accused Chauvin, another officer of excessive force
The city of Minneapolis reached a settlement for $600,000 with a woman who accused ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his former partner, Ellen Jensen, of using excessive force during an arrest in January of 2020.
City of Minneapolis to pay $600,000 to woman who accused Derek Chauvin of excessive force
Her attorneys say Chauvin “violently yanked Patty from her vehicle and, without justification, threw her to the ground in the middle of the street."
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In first Minneapolis police graduation of 2025, officials hail ‘turning point’ in department’s history
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