- Georgia church deacon Johnny Hollman Sr. died after a confrontation with a police officer following a minor car crash.
- The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver involved in the incident.
- The lawsuit alleges that the tow truck driver, who arrived during the confrontation, sat on Hollman’s head and neck with his full body weight.
The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during the confrontation and sat on the man’s head and neck.
The lawsuit filed Monday says the officer’s body camera video shows the tow truck driver straddling Johnny Hollman Sr. during the tussle Aug. 10, “appearing to sit with his full body weight” on Hollman’s head and neck.
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Relatives have said Hollman, 62, was driving home from Bible study at his daughter’s house and taking dinner to his wife when he collided with another vehicle while turning across a busy street just west of downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta police Officer Kiran Kimbrough responded to the crash and he quickly decided Hollman was to blame. Hollman insisted he had done nothing wrong but Kimbrough ordered him to sign a traffic ticket. The two men began to tussle.
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Kimbrough’s body camera video released last month shows Hollman quickly ended up on the ground, as he continued to insist he didn’t do anything wrong. Kimbrough yells at him to sign the ticket.
Hollman repeatedly says “I can’t breathe,” and Kimbrough uses a Taser to shock him.
About 10 seconds later, a man identified in the lawsuit as the tow truck driver is seen coming to the officer’s aid.
The lawsuit says the tow truck driver “immediately joined the officer” on top of Hollman’s body and…
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