Caron Nazario: Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit

Nazario had sued for $1 million.

By Tesfaye Negussie
January 17, 2023, 6:39 PM

A Black soldier in uniform who was pepper-sprayed in his car by Virginia police officers during a traffic stop has been awarded less than $4,000 in a million-dollar lawsuit against the two officers.

The jury awarded 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario a total of $3,685 in the lawsuit against Windsor, Virginia, police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker.

The officers faced four counts: assault, battery, false imprisonment and illegal search.

Gutierrez was ordered to pay $2,685 in damages, no malice, under liability for assault. He was cleared of all other charges.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/caron-nazario-army-lieutenant-pepper-sprayed-police-awarded/story?id=96491296

[ItsjustMe]

1. WTF

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. No Justice, No Peace

[SunSeeker]

3. He should recover his attorneys fees too, as the prevailing plaintiff in a 42 USC 1983 case.

But that damages award was pathetic.

[underpants]

4. Saw this early this morning. Ridiculous

[MagickMuffin]

5. 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario Should file civil charges against Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker.

They should be losing more than that. Justice is truly blinded by the legal system.


It truly is a crime Enforcers can treat a military personnel the way they did.