Louisville police training to focus on veterans after Lt. Colonel abused

After confrontation with lieutenant-colonel, Louisville police training to focus on veterans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 23, 2012

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fort Knox officials are meeting with Louisville police about training officers to deal with veterans who have traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder after a January confrontation where Lt. Col. Donald Settle claims police used excessive force against him.

The Courier-Journal reports (http://cjky.it/VsSo5K) Settle had gone to Mid-City Mall to buy a gift card. His clothes were dusty because he had been remodeling, and an officer mistook him for a homeless panhandler. It didn't help that Settle, who had recently moved to a home outside Elizabethtown, couldn't remember his address when asked by Officer Daniel English.

"He approached him and it went downhill from there," said Louisville Metro Police Lt. Col. Vince Robison. Robison said the officer reported that Settle seemed confused and upset that he was being stopped.

Fort Knox officials came to Louisville in July to meet with Robison and Police Chief Steve Conrad. They discussed concerns about how Settle was treated and general concerns about how police treat soldiers returning with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

The goal was to "ensure similar incidents are not handled in the same fashion," Robison said in an email.

The training will be mandatory beginning next year.
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