BOULDER — A former Boulder man who was hit in the eye with a police pepper ball during a 2004 Halloween block party that turned into a riot will receive $230,000 from the city.
The Boulder City Council late Tuesday night unanimously agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by former University of Colorado student Jonathan Lemery.
Lemery, who recently moved to San Diego, sued the city and police for using excessive force and permanently damaging his eyesight. The suit claims he lost depth perception and peripheral vision in his right eye and continues to have double vision.
Councilman Ken Wilson said his house on University Hill is only three blocks from where the riot happened the night Lemery was injured.
“Riots cause people to get hurt,” Wilson said. “I appreciate that we have not had a riot in a number of years, and I hope that we can keep that up.”
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