A lawsuit filed against aKansas City police officer with multiple previous excessive force allegations was settled Monday before going to trial.
Kansas City police officer Blayne Newton shot and killed Marcell Nelson, 42, and Kristen Fairchild, 42, in June 2023 at an intersection near 31st Street and Van Brunt Boulevard. Jaden Thorns was shot in the head during the incident and survived.
The lawsuit was filed by Thorns; Fairchild’s son, Clay Gardner; Fairchild’s wife, Julia Morrison; Nelson’s wife, Aide Nelson; and Nelson’s children, Dev’yon, Raheim and Nehmiah Nelson, according to a Jackson County court document. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount…