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The Town of Elizabeth agreed to settle a lawsuit before it was filed by paying a man $150,000, his lawyers say.
The settlement stemmed from a call for service on Sept. 20, 2022. Sean Page told 9NEWS he was trying to corral his dogs that morning. He was asking a construction crew to turn off a machine that was spooking the dogs, he said. The dispute ended up with multiple Elizabeth Police officers responding, including the town's former chief, Melvin Berghahn.
Body camera footage shows Page talking with Berghahn, and the tone of the conversation changes after Page refers to the construction workers as "a bunch of Republi-con scumbags."
You can't tell exactly what happens on the body camera footage, but Page told 9NEWS he suffered a concussion and bruised ribs.
Read the full story: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/town-of-elizabeth-150k-settlement-excessive-force-involving-former-police-chief/73-c54e42e9-2df3-4ec5-8ca7-874381283e49
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