City settles lawsuit over handcuffed man killed by police

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old man police shot and killed while he was handcuffed inside the police station. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Susan Neese filed the lawsuit in September, saying her son, Michael Breinholt, was unnecessarily killed and that officers “threatened and antagonized” him before Sgt. Tyler Longman shot him. West Valley City and Neese’s attorney confirmed Friday the lawsuit had been dismissed and was settled. The city refused to say how much money it agreed to pay to Neese to settle, although Utah law says the amount of money government entities pay to settle a lawsuit is considered a public record. The newspaper has filed a records request seeking that information.