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.
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By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 9:46am
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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