Atlanta police to withhold body cam footage of church deacon who died after being tased

Arnitra Hollman speaks at a press conference in August about the death of her father, 63-year-old Johnny Hollman, who died after a traffic stop with Atlanta police. The department now says it will make changes to its traffic citation procedure. (Chamian Cruz/WABE)

The City of Atlanta said it will not release the body camera footage related to the death of Johnny Hollman.

The Atlanta Police Department made swift changes to its traffic citation procedure after the 62-year-old deacon died in August when a police officer trying to serve him a traffic ticket shocked him with a taser.

But, the city’s attorney, Nina Hickson, says the state has asked for the footage not to be released.