Youngstown settles a police brutality lawsuit

Youngstown City Council will consider legislation Wednesday to have the board of control pay $50,000 to the city’s insurance company to settle a federal police brutality lawsuit.

The settlement pays $69,000 to Alexander Henderson of Youngstown with “no admission of liability” by the city, said Law Director Martin Hume. The city would pay $50,000 to HCC Public Risk Claim Service, the city’s insurance company, for its deductible with HCC paying the remaining $19,000 to Henderson.

The city denies the allegations in the federal lawsuit, Hume said.

The suit was filed Feb. 13 stemming from an incident nearly two years prior.

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