PHOENIX — Maricopa County has approved a large settlement ending part of a lawsuit brought by protesters arrested and wrongly accused by police in 2020.
The video in the player above includes previous coverage.
The $6 million payment was approved unanimously at the Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting Wednesday morning.
The city of Phoenix and its police department are still facing lawsuits from protesters.
The plaintiffs in Keisha Acton v. Alistair Adel jointly argued that they were wrongfully arrested at four different demonstrations in 2020 and then wrongly charged with various crimes.
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Over the years, ABC15’s “Political Accusations” investigation has exposed how police and prosecutors colluded to falsely incriminate dozens of protesters, including when authorities linked fake gang members. It included a plan to make up stories and claim the protesters were members.
All felony protest cases brought by Phoenix police and the county attorney’s office in 2020 ultimately resulted in charges being dismissed.
The Justice Department has also launched a full investigation into the Phoenix Police Department in the wake of the protest scandal.
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