The city of Bloomington reached a settlement on Tuesday after claims that its officers incorrectly identified and jailed a man in 2021.
The Minnesota Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-MN) said the city agreed to settle a lawsuit over the wrongful arrest of Kylese Perryman. Bloomington agreed to pay Perryman monetary damages and change police training and policy.
As we previously reported, Bloomington police arrested Perryman after reviewing security video tied to a carjacking and robbery at the Mall of America and using stolen cards at a Walmart. ACLU said Perryman’s movements were verifiable and that tattoos, height and weight clearly set him apart from the suspect…