BRIGHAM CITY (AP) – A Utah county has agreed to pay more than $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two Idaho State University football players who say they were falsely arrested during a bank robbery investigation.
The Standard-Examiner reported Nehemiah McFarlin and Atoatasi Fox will receive $5,100 each in the settlement with Box Elder County.
The pair were arrested for a robbery in Idaho in December 2016. The men said they were arrested despite presenting alibis.
The lawsuit said police arrested the men based only on a witness statement saying the robber was black and used a white car. Box Elder County attorneys could not be immediately be reached for comment.
brilliant police work there! Clearly a black and white case.