A judgment against a Casper police officer for forcing a woman to the ground and kneeling on her neck during a 2020 arrest cost Wyoming $130,000 in public funds.
The episode is part of a pattern of unconstitutional behavior by Casper Police Department officers, according to the plaintiff’s lawyers, and a claim against the city in connection with the incident resulted in an additional settlement with the municipality for $25,000 — an award that was paid for by a municipal liability pool.
