The Louisville Metro Government has agreed to pay $460,000 to a West End family who sued after police smashed in their front door and held the adults and three children at gunpoint, using a search warrant containing false statements.
On Oct. 21, 2018, 14 Louisville Metro Police SWAT officers broke into the West Chestnut Street home using exploding materials and drew their weapons on Ashlea Burr, Mario Daugherty, their 14-year-old twin daughters and 13-year-old son.
The family filed a civil lawsuit in October 2019 in state court, seeking damages for an illegal search and emotional injuries. It was transferred to federal court in November 2019.
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Last month each of the three children was awarded $133,333, which if approved by a family court judge, will be put into restricted accounts for their education and support, said Josh Rose, the family's attorney.
Each parent received $30,000.
“The family is relieved the city has resolved this matter, recognized its importance and helped provide closure to the traumatic event," Rose said.
A spokeswoman for the city said all parties agreed it was in their best interest to settle the case.
The lawsuit says the children have been in counseling, are afraid of police and loud noises, have difficulty sleeping and fear being shot.
During the raid, police forced Daugherty on the ground at gunpoint and drew their rifles on one of the children when...
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