NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a former New York City police officer to pay $1 million to a Black woman whose house the officer broke into during a drunken bachelor party in Nashville, Tennessee.
According to court documents, Michael Reynolds was ordered Monday to pay the money to Conese Halliburton, the woman whose house was invaded in July 2018.
Her lawyer says they're pleased, but added it was unlikely Halliburton will collect the full amount since Reynolds has declared bankruptcy.
Reynolds was decommissioned amid pleading no contest to aggravated criminal trespass and three counts of assault in the home invasion. The former officer admitted to using a racist slur during the incident. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail and will be placed on three years probation.
