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Ex-officer Mensah due $95K from Tosa under worker's comp deal heading to council vote

Joseph Mensah agreed to resign from the Wauwatosa Police Department in a negotiated separation agreement in November 2020 after three fatal on-duty shootings in five years. Few details have been released about his worker's compensation claim.

By David Paulsen
Ex-officer Mensah due $95K from Tosa under worker's comp deal heading to council vote
Joseph Mensah is seen in a photo released by Wauwatosa Police Department to news media when he was an officer with the department. He agreed to resign in 2020.
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Former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah, who agreed to resign in 2020 amid intense scrutiny for three fatal on-duty shootings, is now on track to receive $95,000 in a settlement with the City of Wauwatosa of a worker's compensation claim.

The Wauwatosa Common Council is scheduled to vote to approve the settlement at its Sept. 29 meeting at City Hall and on Zoom. Its Financial Affairs Committee voted last week, 6-0, to recommend the settlement with Mensah.

UPDATE: The full council voted Sept. 29 unanimously for the settlement without further discussion.

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Public documents attached to the recommendation do not specify what Mensah's worker's compensation claim entails, though a memo from Human Resources Director Beth Mbow said the city previously had disputed Mensah's claim "based on an application of the extraordinary stress standard that applies for public safety positions."

Mensah shot and killed three people in a five-year period while serving as a Wauwatosa officer — Antonio Gonzales in 2015, Jay Anderson in 2016 and Alvin Cole in 2020. In each case, prosecutors decided against pursuing charges against Mensah.