$300,000
Civil Rights, Police Brutality, False Arrest, Personal Injury
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Case Details
Burrell v. City of Vallejo
Additional Notes
Adrian Burrell saw his friend being pulled over by a Vallejo Officer in the driveway of his house. He stepped out onto his porch with his cell phone to record for the safety of his friend. Vallejo Officer became enraged at being recorded, climbed the steps of Adrian’s porch and slammed his head into his railing then arrested him. Adrian explained that he was a Marine veteran and owned the house. The officer became frightened at his wrongdoing and released Adrian and failed to even document his arrest in a police report. The City of Vallejo and its officer settled the case for $300,000. Adrian Burrell went onto become a Stanford Graduate and popular filmmaker & artist. “Vallejo to pay $300,000 to Stanford grad tackled while recording police”