The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has proposed a settlement to an Ocala man who was mistaken for another individual, strip searched, and detained at the Marion County Jail for over 24 hours.
Attorneys representing both Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods and the man, Mateo Lopez, filed separate settlements in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County.
Records shows that MCSO proposed its settlement on August 28 and that Lopez filed his on September 5. Neither the terms or conditions are disclosed publicly on the documents…