Criminal Law
Family Reaches Settlement in a Federal Lawsuit Years After Police Shot 2 Dogs During No-Knock Warrant
During a no-knock search warrant nearly seven years ago, St. Paul police shot and killed two dogs — and a family was in the line of fire, according to a federal lawsuit that’s just been settled.
Larry and Camille Arman hope the $70,000 settlement, which the St. Paul City Council agreed to Wednesday, “will help prevent these tragedies in the future,” said Elliott Nickell, their attorney.
The couple said in their lawsuit that the warrant, which was obtained by a Minneapolis police officer, was based on faulty information. Neither of them was charged with a crime after the search.
