The lawsuit accusing police of acting on stale information and without probable cause when they raided a home in July 2019 to serve a warrant on an alleged drug suspect has been settled for $180,000.
Tae-Ahn Lea's constitutional rights were violated when Louisville police pulled him over in 2018 for allegedly making a wide turn, removed him from his vehicle and handcuffed him while they searched his car, a judge ruled last year.
On Friday, a federal court judge dismissed the lawsuit against the city and police, ruling that police had produced enough “probable cause” for former Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Mary Shaw to sign off on a warrant.
Kentucky State Police refused to hire Aaron Tucker four times before hiring him in 2018. He was fired in 2019 for allegedly beating a handcuffed schizophrenic man.
The footage sheds light on a Bowling Green case that left the beaten man, Timothy “Michael” Heston, in jail for 11 months because state police withheld the video, a new lawsuit alleges.
“He’s relieved that the jury was able to see that his actions were justified," said attorney Steve Schroering, who represents the officer.