TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. – The mayor of Tybee Island says the city’s insurer will pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed after police officers used a stun gun on an autistic teenager.
Mayor Jason Buelterman told WSAV-TV on Monday that 18-year-old Clifford Grevemberg will receive $250,000 to settle the case. Grevemberg’s attorney, Robert Turner, could not be reached for comment.
Two former Tybee Island police officers, Timothy Sullivan and Travis Daniel, have pleaded not guilty to charges related to their participation in the May stun gun incident.
Authorities said Grevemberg appeared drunk and became agitated when confronted outside an island bar. Police learned that the 18-year-old had autism after arresting him on a disorderly conduct charge. That charge was later dropped.