The city and Loveland police will pay $15,000 to end a civil- rights lawsuit filed by a man questioned about carrying a holstered pistol at Lake Loveland in 2008.
“The motivation of the city of Loveland and the Police Department in settling the lawsuit for a nominal amount is to avoid the excessive cost of on-going litigation at the expense of Loveland’s taxpaying residents,” the city said in a statement.
Bill Miller, who was 72 at the time of the incident, sued last year alleging police violated his First, Second and Fourth amendment rights during the 30-minute stop, after which his gun was returned and he was allowed to go.
His attorney, Nelson Boyle of Denver, said they were most pleased that the settlement includes training for officers to handle similar situations better in the future.
Joey Bunch, The Denver Post
