Overview
- The July 30 decision resolves the excessive-force lawsuit filed in April 2020 by Jeffrey Melvin Jr.’s family.
- Councilmembers voted 6-2 in a closed session before approving the settlement during a brief public meeting.
- City officials say the insurer mandated the payout as the most financially responsible option short of a trial.
- A 2023 Tenth Circuit ruling granted the officers qualified immunity and removed them as defendants, shifting liability to the city.
- Attorney Darold Killmer believes the $3.2 million may be the largest police-misconduct settlement in Colorado Springs history.