A Cumberland County township’s insurance carrier paid tens of thousands last year to settle a lawsuit filed against one of its officers following a 2022 traffic stop.

Lower Allen Township agreed to pay $25,000 to settle Joseph Ninehouser’s excessive force and malicious prosecution lawsuit against the township . The township continues to deny liability and maintain the officer’s actions were legally justified, under the settlement agreement signed by Ninehouser July 29, 2024.

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