Board members came to an agreement after about 10 minutes of discussion, much of it focused on whether taxpayers should foot the bill to protect Hersl from lawsuits.ĭeputy City Solicitor Ebony Thompson noted that the law department sought a blanket settlement with Evans to minimize ongoing costs for Hersl’s defense and that the monetary amount was under Maryland’s statutory cap of $400,000. The five-member panel unanimously approved the deal, which was recommended by the city’s law department, at its meeting Wednesday morning. READ MORE: Maryland Weather: It's An Alert Day Due To The Storm Threat
Daniel Hersl and nine other members of the city police department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force.Įvans filed a lawsuit against members of the GTTF, Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Council in March 2021, alleging that he was wrongfully arrested in October 2012 and that Hersl later fabricated information to get warrants accusing him of violating his probation. BALTIMORE (WJZ) - The Baltimore City Board of Estimates on Wednesday OK’d a $300,000 settlement with rapper Kevron “Young Moose” Evans to squash a lawsuit over claims of misconduct against former Det.