SEATTLE — The King County Sheriff’s Office will apologize, pay $80,000, and has implemented new use-of-force guidelines to settle a federal civil-rights lawsuit brought by two African American teens who say they were wrongly held at gunpoint at a concert.
The Seattle Times reported Thursday the settlement was reached after negotiations between the sheriff’s office and attorneys representing the boys and their families.
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