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In February 2019, ABC15 exposed body camera video of the disturbing incident, and it immediately drew national attention and outrage.

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One of the involved officers, Matthew Schneider, is currently facing multiple felony aggravated assault charges and is set for trial next year.

The terms of the city’s settlement with Johnny Wheatcroft and his children are confidential and will be finalized after a probate judge’s approval, according to court records.

A spokesperson would not provide ABC15 with the amount of the payout, the amount spent on litigation in the case, or explain the remaining steps for the city to complete the settlement.

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Outside attorneys for Glendale aggressively litigated the case, and Wheatcroft’s claims survived motions for summary judgment and to dismiss.

In July 2017, Schneider and other officers repeatedly tasered Johnny Wheatcroft, who was the passenger in a vehicle stopped for an alleged blinker violation.

Once the FBI opened its investigation, an MCAO spokesperson said federal agents asked the office if it would re-evaluate the case for state-level charges.

“This case has not been settled by all necessary channels. Once it is officially settled and you have submitted a public records request, our City Clerk’s office can provide what our legal advisors allow us to provide at that time,” said Derek Diesner, Glendale’s media relations coordinator.

GLENDALE, AZ — The City of Glendale has settled a years-long federal lawsuit against police officers who made up a blinker violation, unlawfully threatened a passenger with jail, and then tasered him nearly a dozen times.

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Multiple independent law enforcement experts, who reviewed the incident, said Schneider’s conduct was unlawful, and one of the most cruel and troubling cases of police misconduct they’ve ever seen.

At the time of the incident, Glendale conducted an internal investigation into the case and suspended Schneider for three days.

Schneider delivered the final tase to a handcuffed Wheatcroft by pulling down his shorts and stunning him in the testicles, according to his lawsuit.

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In 2020, the former county attorney, Allister Adel, declared a conflict and had the case sent to the AG’s Office. A spokesperson said Schneider had once coached Adel’s sons in Little League.

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Schneider, who was one of Glendale’s top arrest leaders, has been suspended or disciplined by the city at least six times, according to his personnel file. The issues range from excessive force in the Wheatcroft incident to persistent workplace harassment against a female officer in his unit.

After a series of emails seeking comment, Glendale officials wrote, “We will have no further comment on this case now or in the future.”

In March 2020, Glendale’s city pension board approved Schneider’s early retirement for an accidental disability claim. Details about the nature of his disability are confidential.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office was forwarded the case in June 2020 by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Under former County Attorney Bill Montgomery, MCAO initially declined to file charges against Schneider in 2017.