He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
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Vermont to pay $175,000 after man charged for raising middle finger at state trooper
He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000.
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Vermont man who gave state trooper the middle finger and was arrested to receive part of $175,000 settlement
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Vermont doles out sum to man who flipped off state trooper: ‘Retaliatory arrest’