A 65-year-old woman in Lexington has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the city and its police department after filing a lawsuit over a violent arrest outside a hospital in 2022.
Linda Trapp, who was homeless at the time, sued the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, the Lexington Police Department and officer Myles Foster. She alleged wrongful arrest, emotional distress, severe injuries and delayed medical treatment following the incident.
The lawsuit was filed in March 2023 in Fayette Circuit Court, one year after the confrontation outside Saint Joseph East Hospital. Court records show the case was dismissed on Jan. 20 after both sides reached a tentative agreement. City officials later confirmed the settlement amount was $1.2 million…