CLEVELAND, Ohio — A fired Cleveland police officer settled his lawsuit with the city for $15,000 after he said officials rescinded an offer to rehire him for an EMS position.
Shawn Simmons, who was fired in 2019 for links to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, accused the city of racial discrimination because he is Black.
Cleveland officials said they decided to settle because a trial would have required the city to pay an “exorbitant cost at taxpayers’ expense” for international legal experts and others to testify. The settlement amount was far less than the projected expenses, said city spokesman Tyler Sinclair…