The state of South Dakota will pay $100,000 to settle a police brutality case brought against a Highway Patrol trooper who slammed a defenseless man into the floor of a garage.

Trooper Cody Jansen had claimed that Troy Rokusek was resisting arrest, but a video of the incident failed to corroborate Jansen’s story.

Last month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Jansen, who was seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed. Jansen was represented by the state and the settlement followed the state’s losing effort to have the case dismissed.

The incident started on April 14, 2015 when Rokusek was pulled over a few miles west of Vermillion on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The traffic stop was peaceful, and Rokusek agreed to provide a blood sample without a warrant.

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Rokusek was seated in the sally port of the garage at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office when a technician arrived in pajamas to do the blood draw. Rokusek then objected, asking that it be done at a hospital because the garage wasn’t sanitary.

Jansen ordered Rokusek to his feet so that he could be handcuffed, telling him he would get a warrant to do the blood draw in the garage. When Rokusek didn’t immediately stand, Jansen pulled Rokusek to his feet and put him in a “double chicken wing,” pinning Rokusek’s arms behind him.

Jansen was 6-feet-4 inches and weighed 220 pounds at the time of the incident. Rokusek was 5-feet-6 inches and weighed 135 pounds.

After pinning back Rokusek’s arms, Jansen slammed him face-first into a wall and then pile drove him into the garage floor.

Jansen claimed that Rokusek had resisted arrest, but Judge Larry Piersol, who presided over the case and watched the video, said it didn’t show Rokusek resisting.

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“It is not clear from the Sally Port Video whether Rokusek pushed back against Jansen, but the Sally Port Video shows that Rokusek's head remained against the wall until Jansen threw him to the ground,” Piersol wrote. “Jansen slammed Rokusek to the ground while he was in the double chicken wing position, unable to protect his head and face. On the Sally Port Video, blood can be seen pooling near Rokusek's mouth on the floor.”

Rokusek lost two teeth in the incident and his lip was cut. Following the incident, he was taken to the hospital by an ambulance.

The Highway Patrol reprimanded Jansen for using a takedown method that was unauthorized.

“Cody,” the reprimand said, “you are much larger than Mr. Rokusek who was extremely intoxicated. Considering your training, size, and the level of resistance from Rokusek, your actions to control him were not reasonable and significantly increased the potential for injury.”

Last year, Jansen was named “trooper of the year” by the Highway Patrol for “continued demonstration of exceptional service to the agency, citizens and communities.”

“The Highway Patrol is proud of Trooper Jansen, not only for his commitment to the Highway Patrol, but also to his family and community,” Col. Craig Price, superintendent of the Highway Patrol, said in a release announcing the award. “Trooper Jansen reflects the high standards of the Highway Patrol in his daily life and for that, is well deserving of this award.”

Tony Mangan, a spokesman for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, deferred comment on the settlement to the state Office of Risk Management. The office released a one-page settlement agreement signed by Rokusek.

Jeffrey Montpetit, a lawyer who represented Rokusek, said the case was resolved.

“I think everybody went away satisfied that it was behind them and people were able to move on,” Montpetit said.

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