A recent settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the city of Brentwood, California, where a woman was severely injured during her arrest by police using a K-9 dog. The city has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to the victim, Talmika Bates, who suffered extensive injuries during the incident.
The incident occurred in February 2020 when Bates, who was wanted for suspicion of shoplifting, was hiding in bushes. During her arrest, a German Shepherd K-9 dog bit her head, resulting in the woman needing over 200 stitches, tissue rearrangement, and laceration repair. Bates has since been diagnosed with mild diffuse traumatic brain injury, mild post-traumatic brain syndrome, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
