A Marin County jury acquitted a San Rafael police officer of felony charges Tuesday in connection with a violent arrest that set off protests in the city .
The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks. If convicted of both charges, Nail could have faced a prison sentence of up to six years and eight months.
Meanwhile, San Rafael City Attorney Rob Epstein said Tuesday that the city has tentatively agreed to pay the man Nail arrested, Julio Jimenez Lopez, $999,000 to settle his civil rights lawsuit.
Theo Emison, an attorney for Lopez, said, “Though we respect the jury’s verdict, a criminal acquittal does not change what the body worn camera shows or what my