RALEIGH, N.C. — The city of Raleigh will pay $37,500 to a woman who alleged her civil rights were violated by a Raleigh police officer almost two years ago when she was wrongfully arrested at a downtown Black Lives Matter protest.
The city agreed to an out-of-court settlement this month with Nyee’ya Williams, who was 17 years old on June 18, 2020, when she was arrested by Raleigh police officers who dragged her to the ground and zip-tied her hands during an afternoon protest after she was accused of assaulting a police officer.
Attorneys with Emancipate NC, a civil rights group representing Williams, notified the city in June 2021 of an intent to sue. The letter said an officer violated Williams’ civil rights by wrongfully arresting her with the use of force after he “falsely stated she had committed a felony assault against him.”
