Overview

• Porter’s attorney announced the county will pay $17 million to settle her claims.
• The 2020 encounter occurred on a rural road as she switched drivers during a family trip with her father and three small children.
• Body-camera footage shows two deputy sheriffs forcing her to the ground, pinning her against a car and handcuffing her before she lost consciousness.
• She was held overnight on suspicion of resisting officers and released without charges, and her father was briefly detained.
• Her suit alleged unlawful arrest, assault and excessive force, disputed deputies’ reports as recordings capture her saying, “I am not resisting,” and coverage reports no criminal or disciplinary outcomes for the deputies.