The Troup County NAACP and the law firm Hall and Lampros, LLP, have helped secure a five-figure settlement for an incident back in 2023 involving LaGrange Police.

Plaintiff Rodney Williams, Jr. sought legal relief for a police encounter where LaGrange Police officers allegedly illegally entered his home to arrest him.

The lawsuit was filed in January of this year against the officer, Matthew Turner, and recently ended with a settlement dismissal on June 4. Williams did not wish to disclose the exact amount of the settlement, but it was in the range of five figures.

According to the attorney Andrew Lampros, the initial call was for a dog off a leash and ended up with an arrest.

“The initial call was for dogs off the leash, which is a municipal ordinance violation. A municipal ordinance

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