County settles suit over arrest caught on video for $25K

DOVER, Del. — Delaware officials have agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and made an unlawful arrest in an encounter with a teenage drug suspect. A judge on Tuesday approved a stipulation of dismissal in the lawsuit filed by Roger Brown against New Castle County police following the 2019 encounter. According to court records, Brown, who was 16 at the time, was sitting on a dirt bike at the end of his driveway talking to friends when he was approached by...