Hannibal Burruss Settles with Miami PD Over False Arrest

Eight years ago comedian Hannibal Burruss was arrested in Miami for being "drunk and disorderly" after asking a police officer to call him an Uber and then trash talking the officer after he refused [click here if you missed that].

Hannibal just received a $200k settlement for the false arrest...

From MiamiNewTimes

The City of Miami will pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its police officers falsely arrested comedian Hannibal Buress in 2017 on a bogus disorderly intoxication charge.

On Thursday morning, several weeks after Buress and the city’s attorneys decided to settle the 2020 case — in which Buress alleged that Miami Police Department (MPD) officer Luis Verne arrested him on a bogus charge after he mocked him during a night out in Wynwood in 2017 — city commissioners voted unanimously to approve the settlement with the comedian.

Buress is a stand-up comedian best known for his work on The Eric Andre Show and his acting role as Lincoln Rice on Broad City. His attorney didn’t respond to New Times’ request for comment.