A Riverton man who sued local police officers on claims they dragged him outside of his home without a warrant after linking him to a drunk driving tip, has settled with the state on the police department’s behalf for $55,000.

Neither the state of Wyoming nor Riverton Police Department officers Randy Foos, Steven Sullivan and Johnathon Johnson admit to wrongdoing or liability, according to a settlement agreement Cowboy State Daily obtained from the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office.

The lawsuit has been closed since September.

Frederick Hanway originally sued the RPD officers in February, alleging that they unlawfully entered his home after receiving a drunk driver tip in which the vehicle description matched a car parked at his home.

“The officers illegally entered and remained in Mr.

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