Kentucky State Police pay $130K settlement in 2020 excessive force lawsuit

[ItsjustMe]

Kentucky State Police pay $130K settlement in 2020 excessive force lawsuit

The Kentucky State Police have settled a federal lawsuit involving two troopers who beat Alex Hornback at his Shepherdsville home during an April 2020 arrest and allegedly lied about it under oath.

U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings dismissed the case on Jan. 23 after the state police agreed to pay Hornback, his father, and their lawyer $130,000, according to a copy of the settlement agreement obtained from the agency by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting through an open-records request.

KyCIR reported on the lawsuit in a February 2022 story highlighting court cases in which state troopers were accused of giving false testimony about using force or omitted essential details.

Thomas Czartorski, one of the two troopers involved in the Hornback beating, which was captured by a hidden home-security camera, agreed to pay an additional $5,000. Neither the agency nor the troopers admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

[exboyfil]

1. These cops also perjured themselves

The WVa Civil Rights Lawyer did a segment on it. They gave depositions before they knew of the existence of the home camera (very rare).

$135K seems low.

One cop has resigned and has been charged. Nothing has apparently been done to the other cop even though he also participated in the beating and perjured himself. The DoJ is kicking the tires but probably nothing will happen. The family wanted the other cop charged as well. Don't understand why he wasn't if he perjured himself.

[Laffy Kat]

2. I thought so, too.

It certainly isn't enough to be a deterrent. Both cops need to be charged and fired.