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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents released Monday. The payment to Bryce Yakish ends a lawsuit he filed against the state and former Iowa State Patrol trooper Robert Smith in 2019, months after a sheriff released dash camera video of the arrest. The lawsuit alleged that Smith assaulted and falsely arrested Yakish, lying about what happened.
Suit Over Iowa Trooper’s Alleged Misconduct Settled for $225K
Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when a state trooper knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents.
The payment to Bryce Yakish ends a lawsuit he filed against the state and former Iowa State Patrol trooper Robert Smith in 2019, months after a sheriff released dash camera video of the arrest. The lawsuit alleged that Smith assaulted and falsely arrested Yakish, lying about what happened.
The case also prompted scrutiny into other allegations of misconduct against Smith, who left the patrol in 2018 after a 30-year career. He was later hired as an officer in the small town of Durant but resigned after the video’s release. Smith was also accused of using excessive force against a woman during an arrest in Durant.
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State Of Iowa Settles Lawsuit From This Traffic Stop [VIDEO]
When I shared the video below in the summer of 2019, the outcry was immediate. It s a dashcam video from an Iowa State Trooper s vehicle showing a pursuit, which ends with a violent hit to the chin of the man who had been riding a motorcycle. The young man, obviously not expecting a blow to the chin from the officer, falls over the motorcycle, which also topples over.
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The 20-year-old man on the motorcycle, 150-pound Bryce Yakish, would end up filing a lawsuit against Robert Smith, a now-retired Iowa State Patrol trooper, and the State of Iowa after the September 25, 2017 incident. Yakish alleged that he was assaulted and falsely arrested by trooper Smith. He also said the trooper lied about what happened and that he did not deserve to be arrested.