The Golden Valley city council has approved a one million dollar police brutality lawsuit settlement. Last year a jury ruled that city police officers used excessive force against Al Hixon and awarded him more than 700 thousand dollars. The city asked for a reduction in the award and for a new trial. Both were denied by a federal court judge. Hixon's attorney Andrew Parker says police officers were told that a white man had robbed a bank. But they forcefully detained Hixon, who is African American. Parker says the two officers stepped on Hixon's neck and shot pepper into his face at close range.