The settlement ends a civil suit.
The defendants, Fairfax County and Officer Tyler Timberlake, admit no wrongdoing under the terms of the deal with Lamonta Gladney, according to court documents.
Video of the incident shows Timberlake shocking and punching Gladney less than 10 seconds after arriving on the scene of a call in June 2020 in the Mount Vernon area. Gladney had been talking incoherently and pacing in circles on a street before Timberlake showed up. A Fairfax County jury acquitted Timberlake this year on misdemeanor assault charges related to the incident.Timberlake testified in court that his use of force was appropriate because Gladney appeared to be under the influence of the drug PCP and posed a threat to first responders and the public. Timberlake also said he mistook Gladney for a man wanted on charges of felony violence.
Thomas F. Hennessy, an attorney for Gladney, said in a statement that Timberlake’s use of force was excessive and that Gladney had posed no threat. He said he was pleased with the settlement. “When Officer Timberlake shot Mr. Gladney with his TASER there was no immediate safety risk, any offense being committed by Mr. Gladney was nonviolent, and Mr. Gladney was neither resisting nor attempting to flee,” Hennessy’s statement said.
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