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Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter on Tuesday raised objections to a proposed $300,000 settlement agreement meant to end litigation filed against the city by the estate of Bradley Blackshire, who was shot and killed by then-officer Charles Starks in 2019.
Little Rock City Attorney Tom Carpenter on Tuesday raised objections to a proposed $300,000 settlement agreement meant to end litigation filed against the city by the estate of Bradley Blackshire, who was shot and killed by then-officer Charles Starks in 2019.
A proposed $300,000 settlement meant to end litigation brought against Little Rock by the estate of Bradley Blackshire, who was killed by then-officer Charles Starks in 2019, would have the Arkansas Municipal League pay $250,500 and the city pay $49,500 to settle all claims, a Municipal League official said Monday.
Federal court records and the attorney for Charles Starks indicate that settlements have been reached in litigation against the city of Little Rock and Starks brought by the family of Bradley Blackshire, who was fatally shot by Starks -- a former Little Rock police officer -- during a traffic stop in 2019.
Members of the Little Rock Civil Service Commission heard more testimony Friday during an appeal hearing for an officer who was terminated for his actions related to the search for a man exposing himself to women in the city, including the officer's wife.