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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids paid $619,000 to defend a white police officer against an excessive force lawsuit brought by a Black man he shot and paralyzed, before Iowa's second-largest city reached a landmark $8 million settlement with the man, a city spokeswoman said. The previously undisclosed legal costs add to the sizeable payout stemming from the 2016 shooting of Jerime Mitchell by then-police officer Lucas Jones during a traffic stop. The city budget will cover the first $500,000 before insurance kicks in, an amount nearly twice...

A Washington-based group that was formed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder reacts to this week’s conviction of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on charges of second and third degree murder, and second degree manslaughter. Local resident and member of Washington for Justice Ike Glinsmann says he felt a bit surprised when the verdict was read Tuesday finding Chauvin guilty on all three counts, “There appears to be this expectation within a lot of folks in the community of surprise that this is the verdict. I think there were a lot of people who just expect officers who k...

A man set to receive an $8 million settlement after being shot and paralyzed by Cedar Rapids police hopes his case puts new pressure on police and prosecutors to rethink how they use force on the job. Jerime Mitchell, 42, was shot in the neck by Officer Lucas Jones on Nov. 1, 2016. He sued Jones and the city in 2017 for assault, negligence and other claims. Monday's settlement, which requires City Council approval, is believed to be the largest on record for a police misconduct case in Iowa, said attorney Larry Rogers, who represented Mitchell and his wife in the lawsuit. Although the city ...

The City of Cedar Rapids Agrees to Pay $8 Million to Black Man Who was Paralyzed By White Cop (Image: Twitter) Five years ago, Jerime Mitchell, a Black man, was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot by a White police officer during a traffic stop in Iowa. Based on that interaction and the aftereffects of the incident, the City of Cedar Rapids agreed Monday to pay $8 million to Mitchell. The settlement, according to Iowa Public Radio, is most expensive payout over police misconduct allegations in Iowa history. This announcement came Monday, the day before the case was supposed to star...

/ Officer Lucas Jones' dash cam video showed his traffic stop and shooting of Jerime Mitchell on Nov. 1, 2016. The City of Cedar Rapids’ insurance carrier has agreed to pay an $8 million settlement to Jerime Mitchell, a Black man who became paralyzed from the neck down when a white police officer shot him during a traffic stop in 2016. Mitchell and his wife, Bracken Mitchell, filed a lawsuit against Cedar Rapids and police officer Lucas Jones four years ago, and the trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday. The lawsuit accused Jones of an “unprovoked attack” on Mitchell, and alleged Jones ...