Sedgwick County has settled a lawsuit with a former jail inmate who alleged he was has beaten unconscious by a deputy for $50,000.
Commissioners approved the settlement Wednesday with Kristopher Welch, 32, who sued last year in federal court. Welch's lawsuit originally sought $75,000 in damages.
Among those named in the suit was Cody Alexander, the jail sergeant whom Welch said beat him. The sheriff's office says Alexander is now a lieutenant.
