The city of Montgomery, W.Va., has agreed to pay $500,000 to a Charleston, W.Va., couple were falsely arrested and beaten by a former Montgomery police officer in September 2008. The Charleston Gazette reported that Twan and Lauren Reynolds were assaulted by Officer Matthew Leavitt during a traffic stop. Leavitt allegedly beat Twan Reynolds with a “slapjack” and forcibly removed Lauren Reynolds from the vehicle. Leavitt was sentenced to two years in prison for the incident for violating the Reynolds’ civil rights.