Police Brutality: City to Pay $2 Million

Posted by Mark Nicholson | Jul 29, 2019 | 0 Comments

Police Brutality: City to Pay $2 Million

Gerald Cole is the victim of police brutality

Indianapolis, IN.–An unarmed man (Gerald Cole) who was shot in the back by an Indianapolis police officer has received one of the largest settlements in the city's history.

The officer who shot him has been the subject of more than a half-dozen other citizen complaints and two other pending federal lawsuits. Nonetheless, he still works for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Gavel on Money

Settlement

Indianapolis last month agreed to pay $2.15 million to Gerald Cole to settle a lawsuit stemming from an October 2016 incident. Officer James Perry shot Cole twice during an altercation with Cole and his brother. The bullets left Cole partially paralyzed and facing a lifetime of medical bills that are expected to total millions of dollars.

The full article can be read here.

If you are a victim of unlawful excessive police force or police brutality, please contact the Law Office of Mark Nicholson at 317-667-0718.

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Mark Nicholson

Why is Indiana criminal defense and personal injury attorney Mark Nicholson called the Battery Man? Because his first criminal jury trial was a battery case. The case was called the Big Buford Battery case. They charged his client with throwing a big Buford sandwich at the manager through the drive-thru window. Then, his client went through the drive-thru window and allegedly battered the manager. It was all captured on video. The verdict: Not Guilty! His first personal injury case was a car accident. He views car accidents as a form of battery. One car hitting (battering) another, although generally unintentional.

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Police Brutality: City to Pay $2 Million