Grand Rapids police officer who punched motorist in the head claims man was trying to grab gun, police report says
Updated Apr 26, 2021;
Posted Apr 26, 2021
A bodycam video shows a Grand Rapids police officer using punches to try to stop a man from resisting arrest following a March 26 traffic stop for littering (Grand Rapids Police bodycam)
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This article was updated at 8:13 p.m. with comment from attorney Tyrone Bynum.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids police officer who punched a man seven times in the head during a struggle wrote in his report that he feared the man was reaching for his service pistol and would have used it to shoot officers.
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