The parents of a baby injured by an errant flash-bang grenade will be awarded $3.6 million after a federal judge's decision on Friday.
The child, Bounkham "Baby Bou Bou" Phonesavanh, was 19-months-old when he was critically injured around 2 a.m. on May 28, 2014 during a SWAT raid.
A member of the team threw a flash-bang grenade exploded in the toddler's face causing severe burns.
"We have worked diligently with our co-counsel to obtain the best possible result for Baby Bou Bou and his family," Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis of Davis Bozeman Law Firm said. "What we achieved will not fix what happened or take away the nightmares, but we hope it helps them move forward as a family."
The family's home in Wisconsin had recently burned and they were staying with family in Cornelia.
This is the latest settlement involving the case.
Earlier in February, settlements for $1.65 million with Rabun and Stephens Counties were reached. Previously, an agreement for $964,000 with Habersham County and the City of Cornelia, settled for $1 million.
