Fall River pays $225,000 to settle lawsuit alleging officers fractured our client’s leg

The City of Fall River is paying $225,000 to settle our client’s claim that a Fall River police officer fractured his right leg. On October 6, 2014, our client, Carlos Roldan, questioned the actions of Fall River Police Officers Michael Pessoa and Andre DeMelo as they placed Mr. Roldan’s sister under arrest. Our case alleged that Officer Pessoa then brought Mr. Roldan to the ground and one of the officers kicked Mr. Roldan several times, fracturing his right tibia bone near the knee. The second officer stood nearby and watched. Both officers wrote reports, but they did not say what caused the leg fracture. We recommend this article about the case: Man gets $225K to settle lawsuit over excessive force during arrest in Fall River.