California woman knocked unconscious during arrest reaches $17m settlement

Nakia Porter was violently arrested by sheriff’s deputies in 2020 after stopping to switch drivers during a family trip

A woman who was knocked unconscious and arrested by two sheriff’s deputies in northern California after stopping to change drivers during a family trip in 2020 has reached a $17m settlement with the county, her lawyer said on Monday.

Nakia Porter had filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Solano county sheriff’s office deputies violating state and federal civil rights statutes by engaging in “unlawful seizure, assault and excessive force”.