A post on social media about an alleged assault tipped me off to this story in my neighborhood. So, I did some digging.
Grand Rapids police say around 8:30 a.m. on August 16th, officers responded to a reported home burglary on 8th Street.
They tried to talk to the person who lived there, but were unable to. It wasn’t until later that police learned that the person had been hospitalized two hours earlier in critical condition.
A family representative confirmed to me that his name is Todd Johnson. A GoFundMe set up by the family says Johnson was assaulted and robbed and that he suffered a severe brain injury. They did add he’s now in rehab.
GRPD didn’t share specifics about the assault with FOX 17. The department stated that, following an investigation, four juveniles were taken into custody…