Atlanta to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Man Shot by Cop Outside Stadium

The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a North Carolina man shot by an off-duty police officer five years ago outside the former Georgia Dome.

Noel Hall was shot by former Atlanta Police Sgt. Mathieu Cadeau, who was directing traffic in an off-duty capacity after a motocross event, investigators said.

Mathieu Cadeau

On Feb. 25, 2017, Hall and his wife traveled to Georgia to see their son participate in the Atlanta Supercross, one of the last events held at the old stadium. As Hall was leaving the motorcycle competition, he encountered Cadeau working security in the area.

{snip} Cadeau told Hall he couldn’t make a left turn onto Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard because of the traffic flow. But Hall explained he needed to pick up his son’s motorcycle.

After a “brief discussion,” the frustrated tourist decided to make the turn anyway, prosecutors said previously. That’s when Cadeau fired into the van, striking Hall and narrowly missing his wife, the couple’s attorney said.

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Cadeau later pleaded guilty to his role in the shooting and was sentenced in early 2020 to 30 years of probation. {snip}

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On Monday, council members voted unanimously to pay nearly $999,000 to settle the lawsuit brought by Hall and his attorneys. {snip}

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In March 2018, records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed a supervisor had recommended Cadeau be fired for a previous incident where he provided false statements about his actions during a bar fight. Cadeau was allowed to keep his job until May 2018, when he was fired from the department.

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