St. Louis agrees to settle over Stockley protest arrests

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 1/31/2023, 8:25 a.m.
Tonight, the City of St. Louis could pay more than $5 million to dozens of people who had their rights …
The City of St. Louis could pay more than $5 million to dozens of people who had their rights violated during 2017 protests in downtown. Mandatory Credit: KMOV

Originally Published: 31 JAN 23 09:16 ET

By Web Staff

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) -- Tonight, the City of St. Louis could pay more than $5 million to dozens of people who had their rights violated during 2017 protests in downtown.

The city agreed to settle claims of a class action lawsuit filed by 84 people arrested during the protest following the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley.

It still must be approved by a judge, but this most recent settlement would bring the total payout for actions by St. Louis police that night to more than $10 million.

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