On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted to approve a $2 million settlement for two college students who were pulled from their car and tased during a George Floyd protest back in 2020.
“This was done with a lot of consternation and heartburn,” said Atlanta City Council Member Michael Julian Bond.
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But the saga of an incident involving Atlanta Police and Morehouse and Spelman students is now over. Atlanta City Council members approved the settlement with one member voting against it.
“People on the council were not excited about it but it ends the legal proceedings, we put it to rest. They were originally asking for about 14-15 million dollars and so it’s been negotiated down,” said Bond.
Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim will receive a total of $2 million after a body camera captured the pair driving near a George Floyd protest in 2020.
APD said they wanted Young to move his car out of traffic, and a special prosecutor said Young moved the car while an officer was leaning into his window. That’s when an officer tased Young and several officers pulled both Young and Pilgrim from the car.