GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — An 18-year-old man who repeatedly was struck in the head with a flashlight has settled a lawsuit against the city of Grand Rapids and several police officers.
MLive.com reports the Grand Rapids City Attorney's office says Donovann Braswell will receive $95,000.
Braswell had filed an excessive force lawsuit stemming from an arrest in 2014 when he was 15.
Court records show police confronted some teens after a 911 caller said neighbors believed there was a black male in the area carrying a gun.
Braswell was caught after running from the officers, one of whom said he believed Braswell had a gun and struck him when he refused to show his hands.
