Grand Rapids to Pay $285,000 to Family of Girl, 11, Handcuffed at Gunpoint

'Make That Make Sense': Family of Black Girl Frisked, Cuffed and Detained By Michigan Cops Pursuing a 40-Year-Old White Suspect Settles Lawsuit

The family of a Black girl who at age 11 was held at gunpoint, handcuffed, and placed in a patrol car by Grand Rapids, Michigan, police who were pursuing a white adult suspect has settled a federal civil lawsuit with the city for $285,000. Honestie Hodges died five years ago, at age 14, from complications linked to COVID-19. In December 2017, when she was 11, she, her mother, and another relative were confronted by police with guns drawn as they…

Grand Rapids to pay $285,000 to family of girl, 11, handcuffed at gunpoint

Attorneys for the family of Honestie Hodges, who was handcuffed at gunpoint in 2017 by Grand Rapids police, said they reached a settlement with the city and three police officers.

Grand Rapids, girl’s family settles lawsuit over handcuffing

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Grand Rapids will pay $285,000 to the family of Honestie Hodges, who was handcuffed at 11-years-old while Grand Rapids police were looking for a domestic assault suspect. Hodges died at 14-years-old from complications from COVID-19 in 2020. The city has agreed to the payment to settle the family’s federal lawsuit over Honestie being handcuffed, held at gunpoint, and put into a police cruiser. The girl’…

Grand Rapids settles lawsuit with family of girl handcuffed by police in 2017

The city of Grand Rapids has agreed to pay $285,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a girl who was held at gunpoint, handcuffed and placed in a cruiser by Grand Rapids police nine years ago.