PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city of Pittsburgh has agreed to pay $27,500 to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit brought by a journalist swept up in protester arrests during the Group of 20 economic summit nearly three years ago.
Robert Dew, of Austin, Texas, was covering the protests for inforwars.com and the Alex Jones Radio Show when he was arrested videotaping the protesters in Schenley Plaza on Sept. 25, 2009, and jailed for about 12 hours.
City Solicitor Dan Regan said the city will pay a $25,000 deductible, and it's insurer will pay the balance of the settlement.
The city is not acknowledging wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
Online court records show the parties had agreed to dismiss the lawsuit last week.
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