Antioch agrees to $150,000 settlement with KPFA reporter tased while attending protest

by Aly Brown, Bay City News January 27, 2024January 26, 2024

Frank Sterling appears in a framegrab from video on Feb. 1, 2022. The KPFA radio reporter was attending a protest in Antioch in 2021 when he was allegedly tackled to the ground and tased by Antioch police. The city has agreed to settle his lawsuit against the department for $150,000. (Framegrab via Laborvideo/YouTube)

The city of Antioch will pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit by a KPFA reporter who complained that Antioch police unlawfully arrested him while he was attending a 2021 demonstration and used excessive force by utilizing a Taser against him.

City Attorney Thomas Lloyd Smith said the settlement with Frank Sterling was approved in a closed session of the City Council on Tuesday.

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