The officer recovered quickly and was soon released from a hospital, but the suspect spent about a month recuperating, racking up medical bills totaling $479,341.25, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The fact that Ezell was injured by police makes the city liable to cover the costs, Bloom said. Some city council members were still displeased despite approving Ezell's medical bill. "I think this is unfathomable that we are doing this," council member Brinker Harding told Omaha's KETV-TV. Council member Vinny Palmero, however, cast the lone vote against paying Ezell's medical bill.

Source: Fox News December 20, 2018 07:45 UTC