The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved a $3.8 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the family of Atlanta church deacon Johnny Hollman, who died last fall after a struggle with a city police officer.
Attorneys for Hollman’s family filed a federal lawsuit in January, with civil rights claims placed against the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum and former Officer Kiran Kimbrough.
In August, the 62-year-old Hollman became unresponsive after Kimbrough stunned him with a taser at the site of a minor car crash in Southwest Atlanta. The altercation occurred after Hollman refused to sign a ticket written by the officer.
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