What we know about Atlanta man Johnny Hollman’s death at hands of police

The circle of relatives of Johnny Hollman, the 62-year-old Atlanta man who died closing month after he was once surprised with a stun gun by way of a police officer, is making plans a march Saturday, calling for the general public free up of physique digicam photos of the altercation.

“My father is a true son of Atlanta. He grew up in Bankhead Courts and he was respected throughout our community. As a family, we called for this March because the video should be released so Atlanta can truly be transparent,” Arnitra Hollman, Hollman’s daughter, stated in a commentary Friday. “We are asking for Atlanta to turn out for our family.”

Earlier this month, Hollman’s circle of relatives was once proven the body-worn digicam photos of the interplay between Hollman and an Atlanta Police Department officer that befell after Hollman was once in a minor automobile twist of fate.

After completing religious study, Hollman was once on his method house when he were given right into a minor automobile twist of fate, in keeping with his circle of relatives.

Hollman referred to as 911 and waited for over an hour for police to reach, his circle of relatives says. When officials arrived at the scene, they made up our minds Hollman was once at fault and issued him a visitors price tag, in keeping with Atlanta police.

Hollman requested to look a sergeant, however the officer allegedly left out him and informed Hollman he can be taken to prison if he didn’t signal the price tag, in keeping with the circle of relatives.

Despite allegedly telling the officer he would signal the price tag, the officer grabbed him and took him to the bottom and started the usage of a stun gun on him, in keeping with the circle of relatives.

Hollman allegedly informed the officer “I can’t breathe” as many as 16 occasions, in keeping with a commentary from his circle of relatives.

Hollman was once later pronounced lifeless at Grady Hospital.

Atlanta police say Hollman become “agitated and uncooperative” ahead of the officer tried to take him into custody.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation additionally stated amid the investigation into the automobile twist of fate Hollman become “non-compliant” and the officer tried to take him into custody.

“There was a physical struggle between Hollman and the officer. Hollman refused to comply with the officer’s commands. The officer attempted to use a Taser as Hollman continued to resist arrest,” GBI stated in a commentary closing month.

Atlanta police stated the officer struggled with Hollman for a number of mins ahead of the usage of his stun gun and hanging Hollman in handcuffs, with the assist of a witness.

“After the officer took Hollman into custody, police determined that Hollman had become unresponsive. Police called EMS personnel, and Hollman was taken to a local hospital where he died,” GBI stated.

After Hollman’s death, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens directed police to guage the interplay with Hollman and behavior a assessment of its working procedures. The Atlanta Police Department up to date its procedures relating to visitors citations, permitting officials to write down “refusal to sign” within the signature line as a substitute of making an arrest.

Officers could have a driving force signal the quotation to recognize receipt and achieve consciousness of the court docket date. Officers are to tell drivers that signing the quotation isn’t an admission of guilt. If they proceed to refuse, then the officer will write “refusal to sign” and factor a replica of the costs, as a substitute of creating a bodily arrest.

Atlanta police stated they’re going to publicly proportion the consequences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Atlanta Police Department’s investigations into Hollman’s death after they conclude.