‘It Comes Back Totally Matching You’: Black Man Receives $90K Settlement After Nevada Police Wrongfully Arrest Him on a Warrant Intended for a White Man with the Same Name
A man arrested by police officers who believed he had an outstanding warrant has settled a federal lawsuit with two Las Vegas-area police departments. The lawsuit blasted officers who erroneously mistook him for another man with the same name, despite having the wrong age and race. Shane Brown filed a federal lawsuit, through his attorney…