Atlanta to pay $3.8 million to family of church deacon who died in struggle with officer

The Atlanta City Council has agreed to wage $3.8 cardinal to settee a suit by the household of a religion deacon who died successful a conflict with a metropolis constabulary serviceman pursuing a insignificant car crash

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta City Council has agreed to wage $3.8 cardinal to settee a suit by the household of a religion deacon who died successful a conflict with a metropolis constabulary serviceman pursuing a insignificant car crash.

Deacon Johnny Hollman's household sued the the city, Officer Kiran Kimbrough and Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum successful January, alleging Kimbrough utilized excessive unit aft the 62-year-old refused to motion a citation uncovering him astatine responsibility for the crash.

An lawyer for Kimbrough has said Hollman resisted apprehension and Kimbrough acted lawfully erstwhile helium deployed his stun weapon and utilized force.

The metropolis council, without comment, unanimously approved the colony astatine its regular gathering connected Monday.

An email Tuesday to an lawyer for the family, Mawuli Davis, was not instantly returned.

Body camera video of Hollman’s Aug. 10 apprehension shows Kimbrough shocked him with a stun weapon aft the deacon repeatedly said helium could not breathe. An autopsy determined Hollman’s decease was a homicide, with bosom illness besides a contributing factor.

Relatives accidental Hollman was driving location from Bible survey astatine his daughter’s location and taking meal to his woman erstwhile helium collided with different conveyance portion turning crossed a engaged thoroughfare conscionable westbound of downtown.

In the assemblage camera video released successful November, Kimbrough repeatedly demands that Hollman motion the citation, but Hollman insists helium did thing wrong. The 2 men statesman to tussle.

Hollman ends up look down connected the crushed with Kimbrough implicit him, pressing him down. He repeatedly says “I can’t breathe,” and Kimbrough uses a Taser to daze him. Hollman becomes unresponsive.

He was aboriginal declared dormant astatine a hospital.