A videographer who sued the city and several police officers after being restrained outside of Round Rock police headquarters has received a settlement related to the lawsuit.

Round Rock city attorney Stephan Sheets said Phillip Turner received a $6,500 settlement following his complaint against the city and the five Round Rock police officers involved in his arrest in July 2014. The settlement specifically related to the complaint against the officers, since a district court judge dismissed the complaint against the city.

Kervyn Altaffer, an attorney representing Turner, said the dismissal shows no culpability for either party. But he said Turner was satisfied with the judge’s refusal to dismiss the complaint against the officers.

"That was one of the goals, was the court to say that you have a First Amendment right to record police," Altaffer said. "When the court did that, he felt that accomplished one of his objectives."

The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, which handles liability and special risks coverages for local governments, provided the $6,500 settlement to Turner following negotiations between Altaffer and Mike Thompson, an attorney retained by the TML.

Turner filed suit against the officers and the department nearly two years after police restrained him at police headquarters. The officers handcuffed and arrested Turner after he refused to identify himself.

Turner posted the video of the incident on YouTube the next day. That and numerous other "1st & 2nd Amendment Audit" videos he records throughout the state receive thousands of views and comments. Turner had said he posts the videos to show unlawful arrests are an institutional problem.

Turner filed similar lawsuits against the cities of Fort Worth and Austin involving incidents of him video recording police and not identifying himself. He was restrained by police officers in both incidents. A complaint Turner made against Fort Worth police officers was appealed to the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals, Altaffer said.