WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County has settled a lawsuit with a former jail inmate who alleged he was has beaten unconscious by a deputy for $50,000. 

Commissioners approved the settlement Wednesday with 32-year-old Kristopher Welch, who sued last year in federal court. Welch’s lawsuit originally sought $75,000 in damages. 

Among those named in the suit was Cody Alexander, the jail sergeant whom Welch said beat him. The sheriff’s office says Alexander is now a lieutenant.&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/4/1587068010032.png" alt="Welch has previous convictions for drugs and criminal damage to property, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections." />
 <figcaption>Welch has previous convictions for drugs and criminal damage to property, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County has settled a lawsuit with a former jail inmate who alleged he was has beaten unconscious by a deputy for $50,000. Commissioners approved the settlement Wednesday with 32-year-old Kristopher Welch, who sued last year in federal court. Welch’s lawsuit originally sought $75,000 in damages. Among those named in the suit was Cody Alexander, the jail sergeant whom Welch said beat him. The sheriff’s office says Alexander is now a lieutenant.&nbsp;

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