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Damon Grimes
United States · Aged 15 · Died 08/26/2017
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Damon Grimes was killed when his ATV four-wheeler hit the back of a pickup truck after being tasered by Michigan State Trooper Mark Bessner while Grimes was fleeing from state troopers, police said. The boy fled on his four-wheeler after troopers tried to stop him for reckless driving. Bessner, who allegedly fired his stun gun at Grimes from the passenger window of a squad car, resigned from the police force and wes the subject of a federal lawsuit from Grimes' family alleging use of excessive force and gross negligence. Bessner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. The family settled for $12 million.
Alleged responsible partyMichigan State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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