ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The
lawyer for man who filed a police brutality lawsuit against Albuquerque police
after his jaw was broken in an encounter with officers says the city has agreed
to settle the case by paying him $60,000.
Attorney Ryan Villa says an
officer kicked his client after he surrendered at the end of a foot chase.
Charles Gomez had been stopped by police in May 2011 and was about to be taken
into custody for DWI when he took off running.
Villa tells KRQE-TV
(http://bit.ly/1fMei15) that Gomez gave up when officer Justin Montgomery found
him hiding behind a dumpster but the officer kicked him in the face.
A city official confirmed a
settlement has been reach but said it has not been finalized and could not
confirm the amount.