The City of DeKalb has reached a settlement after they were sued by DeKalb man Elonte McDowell, who was involved in a controversial arrest in August of 2019 during which he was arrested by former Police Sgt. Jeffrey Weese, who was found in violation of the DeKalb Police Department’s use of force policy for placing McDowell in a chokehold.

The delay in local governments receiving U.S. Census data for 2020 is no longer as much of a cause for concern with recently approved DeKalb County code amendments needed to create new district voting maps, county officials say.

“As an industry, we recognize our history and our involvement that contributed to both segregation and discrimination,” Erickson said. “We recognize we must continue efforts to affirmatively further fair housing because discrimination still exists today.”