Caron Nazario: Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit

Source: ABC News

Army officer pepper-sprayed by police gets $3,685 in $1 million lawsuit

Nazario had sued for $1 million.

By Tesfaye Negussie
January 17, 2023, 6:39 PM

A Black soldier in uniform who was pepper-sprayed in his car by Virginia police officers during a traffic stop has been awarded less than $4,000 in a million-dollar lawsuit against the two officers.

The jury awarded 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario a total of $3,685 in the lawsuit against Windsor, Virginia, police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker.

The officers faced four counts: assault, battery, false imprisonment and illegal search.

Gutierrez was ordered to pay $2,685 in damages, no malice, under liability for assault. He was cleared of all other charges.

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