St. Louis Will Pay $5M to an Undercover Black Officer Who Was Beaten During a Protest
ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis will pay $5 million to a Black police officer who was assaulted in 2017 by white officers while working undercover during a protest, according to a settlement agreement obtained by 5 On Your Side.
Officer Luther Hall was working undercover during the protests that followed the acquittal of a police officer who had been charged with the 2011 murder of a Black drug suspect.
Five officers have been federally indicted for their alleged roles in the beating and are not included in the city’s settlement. The city has 45 days to pay Hall, according to the agreement.
The agreement was signed by Mayor Lyda Krewson, Lt. Col. Lawrence O’Toole, and Sgt. Joseph Marcantano, so the civil claims he’s filed against the officers accused of beating him are ongoing.
