Minneapolis officials have signed off on a $475,000 payout to settle a lawsuit brought by ex-Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson t accused two police officers of assaulting him outside of a downtown bar nearly six years ago.
Johnson alleged that officers Patrick McCarver and John LaLuzerne violated his civil rights during an altercation outside Seven nightclub. According to the 2016 lawsuit, the two officers, who were working off-duty security at Seven, pepper-sprayed Johnson and then shocked him with a Taser after he refused to stop recording them with his cellphone. He was later arrested on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, and was later found not guilty.