Years after the tragic death of 68-year-old Vietnam veteran Carl Grant — a family is still waiting for justice. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran, who had dementia, was paralyzed and eventually died in the months after a Birmingham police officer body slammed him to the ground.
Grant, who is Black, reportedly went out to shop for groceries near his home in an Atlanta suburb in February of 2020 when he became disoriented and ended up accidentally driving two hours away to Birmingham, AL. Confused and disoriented, Grant attempted to use his keys to unlock what he thought was his home — but actually was a similar-looking home roughly two hours away.
According to the Associated Press, which was revealed as a part of their recent police brutality investigation, the homeowner called 911, at which point police responded, handcuffing Grant. Once they realized he was genuinely confused, they released him. However, a supervisor told them that they should have called for medical attention.
Roughly half an hour later, police were called again to a separate location, where they found the veteran sitting on another stranger’s porch. According to the AP, Grant was adamant that he lived at this other property and that he had documentation to prove it. Body camera footage obtained by the AP reportedly showed one officer tell Grant that he couldn’t enter the house and shoving him down the stairs. Grant, clearly confused, shouted for someone to “Call the police!” as they handcuffed him.
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