How Much Cash Elmhurst Is Giving Cop Biter: Records

ELMHURST, IL – A man who pleaded guilty last year to biting an Elmhurst officer will get $10,000 under a settlement with the city, according to public records.

Earlier this month, the Elmhurst City Council approved an agreement with David T. Gibson of Downers Grove, but did release the settlement amount. Last week, Patch obtained the information through a public records request.

Under the settlement, Gibson is dropping his federal lawsuit against the city, but is not giving up his claim for currency the police seized from him in December 2020. The agreement does not reveal the amount involved.

Under the agreement, Gibson is barred from disclosing the matters involved or the terms of the settlement. He also cannot disparage the city in relation to the matter. Nothing in the agreement prevents the city from disparaging Gibson; usually, non-disparagement clauses go both ways.

According to the agreement, neither side admitted liability and both said they were settling to avoid the costs of litigation.

On Dec. 28, 2020, Elmhurst police were called to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove because Gibson, a patient, reported being shot in Elmhurst. A Patch story earlier this month detailed the encounter between Gibson and the officers.

As part of a plea deal last October, Gibson pleaded guilty in DuPage County Court to aggravated battery. In return, prosecutors dropped one count of filing a false police report and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.