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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the claims of Kayla McKenzie and Dornetta Peterson against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, in the amount of $220,000.00, with said amount to be paid out of the Judgments and Losses Fund.
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WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024, detectives from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Vehicle Crimes Unit executed a tactical takedown of Kayla McKenzie's vehicle in which Dornetta Peterson was a passenger; and,
WHEREAS, detectives mistook Ms. McKenzie's vehicle for a stolen vehicle that the detectives were following just blocks away and that was the same make, model, and color as Ms. McKenzie's; and,
WHEREAS, after investigation, the Metropolitan Department of Law believes that the settlement listed in Section 1 is fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government and recommends that any and all claims or causes of action brought or that could have been brought by Kayla McKenzie and Dornetta Peterson related to the events detailed above be compromised and settled for $220,000.00, and that this amount be paid from the Judgments and Losses Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: The Metropolitan Department of Law is authorized to compromise and settle the claims of Kayla McKenzie and Dornetta Peterson for the sum of $220,000.00, with said amount to be paid from the Judgments and Losses Fund.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
On the night of August 20, 2024, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers, while searching for an armed suspect in a stolen car, stopped the wrong vehicle and conducted a tactical vehicle jam of the vehicle. A tactical vehicle jam is a maneuver where ...
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