Police Bodycam 76 Year Old Grandmother Hip Tossed by Police After Pepper Spray

A 76-year-old woman who was knocked to the ground by Baltimore County police officers during a service call was awarded $630,000 in a settlement reached Wednesday with the county, her attorney said.

Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon said Rena Mellerson will receive $630,000 and two guardians of children who were home at the time of the incident will receive $15,000 each.

In January 2020, officers came to Mellerson's home in Windsor Mill to arrest her daughter on a disorderly conduct charge. The Mellerson family said officers were hostile when they arrived and used a Taser and pepper spray. At one point during the encounter, an officer pushes Mellerson to the ground outside her home. The incident was recorded by the officers' body-worn cameras.