Breaking: This settlement sets a new Colorado record, and when you see the video, you'll understand why.
, much to the displeasure of Schielke and her clients. Summers resigned from the department last November.
The arrest affidavit for Hanning offers more details. He and Summers, dispatched after a neighbor falsely claimed that Clark had attacked her, hollered seemingly conflicting commands; Hanning told Clark, clad only in his underwear, to step out of the apartment, while the Summers demanded that he get on the floor. During this confusing flurry of orders, Hanning fired his taser.
At 11 a.m. today, November 2, Schielke and members of the Clark family will hold a press conference outside the Clear Creek County Courthouse in Georgetown to elaborate on the settlement. In the meantime, the City of Idaho Springs has released the following comment about the case. The settlement amount of seven million dollars fully satisfies all claims against the City and will be paid by the City’s insurance carrier. All claims against the individual members of ISPD were dismissed. The agreement does not represent an admission of liability from the City for the wide range of claims asserted. Rather, the agreement represents a settlement of disputed claims entered into by the City for economic reasons and to bring closure to all involved.
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