Death by Cop- 2022

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Brianna Marie Grier

Case # :997

Gender : Female

Age : 28

Race : Black

Date : 07/27/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Macon

County : Hancock

State : Georgia

Agency : Hancock County SO

Officer(s) :Marlon Primus, Dep. Timothy Legett, Thomas Primus,

Cause of Death : Blunt force trauma

Event : Fell from moving police car while immobilized in handcuffs

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Brianna Grier was having a mental health crisis and police arrived, handcuffed her and threw her in the back of a patrol car. Police forgot to close the door and when they drove off, she fell out of the back of the police car in handcuffs and landed on her head, sustaining several skull fractures. She died 4 days later. Ben Crump is the attorney.

Source Links :

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article263918236.html

https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article263729233.html

https://www.unionrecorder.com/news/da-grier-death-a-tragedy-but-no-crime/article_f06ac952-4e91-11ed-a2a5-3bc17c14208e.html

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-11-07/update-gbi-investigates-womans-death-hancock-county