Gwinnett County, Georgia: Man beaten, kicked in head by cops Michael Bongiovanni & Robert McDonald during 2017 traffic stop settles lawsuit

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Michael Bongiovanni (left) & Robert McDonald right)​

Man beaten, kicked in head during 2017 Gwinnett County traffic stop settles lawsuit
Back in September Demetrius Hollins filed a suit against Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers and officers involved in the incident.

11 January 2022

A man who was beaten and kicked by officers over four years ago in Gwinnett County has settled a lawsuit with several other entities in the case. Back in September, Demetrius Hollins filed a suit against Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers and officers involved in the incident in September. On an April day in 2017, Hollins was driving when former officers Michael Bongiovanni and Robert McDonald with Gwinnett Police pulled him over. Cell phone video footage of the arrest caught by bystanders shows Bongiovanni first hitting Hollins in the face with his forearm. More clips show McDonald later ...

Man beaten, kicked in head during 2017 Gwinnett County traffic stop settles lawsuit

Back in September Demetrius Hollins filed a suit against Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers and officers involved in the incident.

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Man who was punched, kicked by Georgia officers settles suit

11 January 2022

A man who was punched and kicked in the head by two Atlanta-area police officers during a traffic stop nearly five years ago has reached a settlement with the county that employed them, his lawyers said Tuesday. Demetrius Hollins filed a federal lawsuit in September alleging that the stop was unjustified and that the Gwinnett County officers used excessive force. The county Board of Commissioners approved the $400,000 settlement on Jan. 4, according to a meeting agenda and video on the county’s website. Hollins’ attorneys, L. Chris Stewart and Justin Miller, said in an emailed statement that the settlement "represents ...

Man who was punched, kicked by Georgia officers settles suit

The man who was seen on video being punched and kicked in the head by two now-former Gwinnett County police officers has reached a settlement with the county.

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OPINION: For former cop on trial, ex-mentor becomes tor-mentor

14 February 2020

As former Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni might tell his one-time apprentice, “Your lessons are now complete, grasshopper. Sorry how they turned out. And now I must go.” Bongiovanni is the hulking former Gwinnett County cop who's a prosecution witness against former Officer Robert McDonald, now on trial for stomping a motorist in the head while the man was handcuffed on the pavement. The elder cop, with 19 years on the force, was the younger officer's mentor and taught him the ways of policing until things went sour for them on April 12, 2017, the day they beat up a young black ...

Supervisor defends actions as ex-Gwinnett cop trial takes brief hiatus

At the conclusion of his testimony in the excessive force trial of an officer he once supervised, ex-Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni was asked if he did anything wrong during the April 2017 traffic stop that cost both men their careers.

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Man beaten by Gwinnett officers reaches $400,000 settlement

11 January 2022

The man who was beaten and kicked by Gwinnett County officers has reached a $400,000 settlement in his federal lawsuit, according to the county. Demetrius Hollins, who is Black, was assaulted by two white officers on April 12, 2017, and the pair was later fired and charged. Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni had pulled Hollins over for a license plate issue, and shortly after Hollins exited the car with his hands up, the sergeant punched him in the face, bystander video showed. As Hollins lay facedown, apparently not resisting, Officer Robert McDonald ran up and stomped Hollins’ head. In September, Hollins filed ...

Man beaten by Gwinnett officers reaches $400,000 settlement

A Georgia man has reached a $400,000 settlement after a 2017 assault by officers.

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Man beaten and kicked by Gwinnett police officers on Sugarloaf Parkway reaches settlement with county

13 January 2022

A man who was beaten and kicked by county police during a traffic stop in the middle of Sugarloaf Parkway in 2017 has reached a $400,000 settlement with Gwinnett County officials. Attorneys for Demetrius Hollins announced the settlement this week. Hollins’ encounter with former Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni and Officer Robert McDonald made international headlines in April 2017 after two videos of the officers showed them punching and kicking him in the head. The settlement was approved by county commissioners this month. Hollins’ attorneys, Chris Stewart and Justin Miller, said the settlement is one of the largest for ...

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