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$215,000 Settlement in Maryland False Arrest Case

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008

Filed under: Police, False Arrest. Location: Maryland.

Daniel Miller was paid $215,000 to settle a civil rights action after he was falsely arrested and spent 19 days in jail in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The Associate County Attorney said the settlement did not reflect any wrongdoing.

The case stemmed from a lawn mower that was stolen from ...

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