An Atlanta, Georgia police officer investigating a minor car accident used a Taser on a distraught and confused 62-year-old church deacon who disregarded multiple commands to sign a traffic ticket, shocking the man who repeatedly said he could not breathe, according to body camera video released by the Atlanta Police Department.Â
Johnny Hollman, Sr. became unresponsive during his arrest late on the night of Aug. 10 and later died. An autopsy determined Hollman’s death was a homicide, citing heart disease as a contributing factor. The medical examiner’s report obtained by ABC News lists “Cardiac dysrhythmia due to use of conducted energy device in association with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” as the cause of death.
Hollman’s family has called on prosecutors to charge Officer Kiran Kimbrough with murder. An attorney for Kimbrough, who was fired, says the officer acted lawfully.
Hollman was driving home from Bible study at his daughter’s house and bringing dinner to his wife when he collided with another vehicle while turning across a busy street just west of downtown Atlanta.
The little more than an hour-long video shows Kimbrough arriving at the scene of the crash and gathering information from Hollman, the other driver, and a passenger
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