Brenna Bird, a Republican county attorney who defeated longtime Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, in the November election, requested the resignations Dec. 22, according to letters obtained by Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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.
Ryan J. Foley
This 2017 image from the Iowa State Patrol video provided by the Cedar County Attorney s Office In Cedar County, Iowa, shows former Iowa State Patrol trooper Robert Smith in an altercation with Bryce Yakish by Yakish s motorcycle during a traffic stop near Tipton, Iowa. Iowa will pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Yakish who was injured when trooper Smith knocked him over and put his knee on his neck during a 2017 traffic stop, according to documents released Monday, April 5, 2021. (Cedar County Attorneys Office via AP) April 05, 2021 - 1:27 PM
IOWA CITY, Iowa - 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.
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This 2017 image from the Iowa State Patrol video provided by the Cedar County Attorney’s Office In Cedar County shows former Iowa State Patrol trooper Robert Smith in an altercation with Bryce Yakish by Yakish’s motorcycle during a traffic stop near Tipton.
IOWA CITY 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.