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2020-02-25 19:21:57.109425+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
$50k is not enough: Settlement Reached in Case of Cops Who Took Camera From Protester
On September 11, 2015, Picard was protesting near a police DUI checkpoint in West Hartford. One of the defendants, John Barone, approached him under the pretext of public complaints and confiscated Picard’s camera and lawfully carried pistol. Unbeknownst to the troopers, the camera was recording when Barone brought it to where co-defendants Patrick Torneo and John Jacobi were talking.
And, of course, the cops were talking about pretexts on which they could arrest Picard.