Georgia city settles suit over 2017 death in police custody
July 13, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Hispanic man who died in a struggle with police officers 2017.
Columbus Council members met in closed session and approved the settlement with the family of Hector Arreola, news outlets reported.
“Council decided that it was in the best interest of everyone involved, to include the Arreola family, the law enforcement personnel involved, the citizens of Columbus, Georgia,” Mayor Skip Henderson told WRBL-TV after the vote. “It gives us an opportunity, maybe to begin some healing on this.”
North Berwick school district struggles with response to Confederate flag and racism
Displays of the flag and concerns about the district s approach to diversity work recently led to the resignation of a well-respected teacher in SAD 60.
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A southern York County school district is wrestling with issues related to race and diversity, including displays of the Confederate flag and how to undertake and show public support for equity work.
The situation has led to the resignation of one of the most popular teachers in North Berwick-based School Administrative District 60. Jen England submitted her resignation and read a powerful statement calling out district leadership at a school board meeting on June 17.
Wrongful Death Suit Against 3 Georgia Police Officers to Proceed
COLUMBUS, Ga. A federal judge says he isn’t halting a wrongful death lawsuit against three Columbus police officers, despite their concerns that the district attorney is seeking to indict them on criminal charges, because he doesn’t believe they can be successfully prosecuted for a crime.
U.S. District Judge Clay Land on Thursday denied the stay request from officers Michael Aguilar, Brian Dudley, and Aaro Evrard.
They sought a postponement after Muscogee County District Attorney Mark Jones named private attorney Christopher Breault as a special prosecutor investigating the death of Hector Arreola, who died in a struggle with officers in 2017. Jones said he hoped Breault would be ready to present the case for possible indictment during the current court term, which ends in two months.
Jun. 5—FAIRMOUNT — The reward for Madison-Grant's first baseball sectional championship since 2012 is a regional date with top-ranked Wapahani. But anyone who continues to underestimate the Argylls' chances should have learned their lesson by now. M-G, who won a total of 25 games — against 93 losses — over the previous five seasons, enters Saturday's regional game at Lafayette Central Catholic .