Phoenix OKs payout after police point guns over stolen doll
The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, alleged excessive force by police and a violation of the family's civil rights. The police encounter with Ames and Harper in May 2019 got widespread attention when bystander video spread online. Ames and Harper, who was five months pregnant, didn't know about the doll and had already driven away. He's pulled off the ground and pressed against a police car before the officer kicks one of his legs open. Harper says that after getting out of the car, an officer tried to grab one of her daughters to take Harper into custody.