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Sacramento County pays settlement to man allegedly kicked by deputies for not showing ID
December 4, 2023 1:46PM ET
Sacramento County Sheriff's vehicle seen on Monday March 20, 2023. - Rosalio Ahumada/The Sacramento Bee/TNS
Sacramento County has paid a $45,000 settlement to a man who alleged he was kicked by deputies after declining to show them his driver’s license. Nathan Schneider was working as a Lyft driver in July 2019 at around 9:30 p.m., driving a couple back and forth from an Orangevale storage unit facility, alleged a federal lawsuit Schneider filed in April 2020. After one of the drop offs, Schneider encountered an issue getting through the gate to exit and was trapped inside. He called the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office for help, the lawsuit alleged. Shortly after, Sheriff’s deputies Johsua Hartin and Jo...