Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest
Source: Associated Press
Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest
Updated 7:12 PM EDT, April 15, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) A St. Louis judge on Monday awarded nearly $23.5 million to a former police officer who was beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest.
Luther Hall was badly injured in the 2017 attack during one of several protests that followed the acquittal of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis officer, on a murder charge that stemmed from the shooting death of a Black man.
Hall previously settled a separate lawsuit with the city for $5 million. In 2022, he sued three former colleagues Randy Hays, Dustin Boone and Christopher Myers for their roles in the attack.
Hays never responded to the lawsuit despite being served while he was in prison on a civil rights violation, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. A judge issued a default judgment in favor of Hall in February and heard testimony Monday about why Hall should receive damages.
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