A Brooklyn jury has awarded more than $500,000 to a man who sued the city for a broken ankle he suffered during an arrest for shoplifting.
The jury awarded Kevin Jarman $510,000 on Wednesday for the injury.
The 50-year-old Jarman had filed the suit after pleading guilty to shoplifting at a Queens Pathmark in 2011.
The New York Post reports that Jarman has received other payouts from the city.
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In 2005, he sued the NYPD for false arrest after a drug sale charge was dropped. The city settled for $15,000.
Last month, the city settled for $20,000 after Jarman sued police for false arrest in another drug case.
The city's Law Department says it intends to challenge Wednesday's verdict.
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