Vermont agrees to $175K payout over arrest of man who flipped off trooper
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Vermont will pay $175,000 over the arrest of Gregory Bombard, who was criminally charged for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, according to the state's ACLU chapter.
Trooper Jay Riggen stopped Bombard’s vehicle in St. Albans on Feb. 9, 2018, because he believed Bombard had shown him the middle finger, according to the lawsuit. Bombard denied that but says he did curse and display the middle finger once the initial stop was concluded.
Bombard was stopped again and arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, and his car was towed. He was jailed for over an hour and cited to criminal court, according to the ACLU. The charge was eventually dismissed.
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