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$79,000 Settlement in Washington State Excessive Force/Unlawful Arrest Suit

On March 25, 2008, the City of Bremerton, Washington, and Bremerton Police Officer William Cook settled an unlawful arrest and excessive force lawsuit for $79,000.

Cook arrested Melissa Scott, a U.S. government employee, for littering after she refused to obey Cook’s order to pick up a bag of trash. Cook ...

 

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