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(Louisiana)–A little over $300,000 is the amount Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office has agreed to pay to settle a pair of federal lawsuits over the death of Keeven Robinson, who died in a struggle with narcotics deputies in 2018 after a foot chase through Old Jefferson backyards.
Lopinto’s office disclosed the figures in response to a request for records from The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate. The newspaper reported Wednesday that the agency had agreed to terms with Robinson’s widow, Wachelle Boutte, and his mother, Kiwanda Robinson.
Lopinto’s office said that it will pay $300,000 to settle claims from Boutte, who shared a child with Robinson. Kiwanda Robinson, who sued over mental anguish and emotional distress after coming to the scene of her son’s death, settled for $8,500, Lopinto’s office said.
The agreements, hashed out under the watch of U.S. Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld, came as a Jan. 10 trial date loomed in the high-profile case. Read more.
