The release of body-camera video led to nationwide outrage.
That video begins with officers encountering the child hiding by a car after teachers said he had a tantrum in the classroom and ran out of his elementary school in Silver Spring.
They placed him in the police cruiser and brought him back.
The video, more than 50 minutes long, shows an officer screaming at the crying child and another officer grabbing him and calling him names.
One officer said to "crate him" and he was acting "like a little beast."
Another officer said, "We need to have a conversation with his mom. This is like a little Chucky doll."..
..."We counted 19 times where one or both police officers threatened a beatIng in some manner of the child or suggested that he should be beaten. 19 times in front of him during the entire 51-minute video," Papirmeister said...
...You can access Maryland's student arrest data here...
"The Office of the County Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland has announced the settlement of the lawsuit involving the Jan. 14, 2020 incident at East Silver Spring Elementary School. The parties settled all claims arising from the incident. The family received a total of $275,000 from the County's Self-Insurance Fund. Of that total, $220,000 was paid on behalf of Officers Dionne Holiday and Kevin Christmon and $55,000 was paid on behalf of the Board of Education for Montgomery County. Pursuant to the "Release and Settlement of Claim" agreement, the parties released each other from all claims with no admission of liability with the lawsuit to be dismissed with prejudice.
