Overview
- Jurors found Officer Broc Setty used unjustified force during a 2021 non-emergency encounter in Clinton Township.
- The verdict awards Daniel Reiff $4 million in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages.
- Trial evidence described a foot chase in which Setty yelled a threat to use a Taser before punching Reiff in the face.
- Medical testimony said the punch ruptured Reiff’s eye, led to eye removal, caused facial fractures, required multiple surgeries, and resulted in permanent hardware and PTSD.
- Defense arguments highlighting Reiff’s mental-health and substance-use history and a $50,000 pretrial offer did not persuade jurors, and Fox 2 reports Setty remains employed by the department.