False arrest and excessive force case against Bellingham Police settles for $55,000

Our client Holly Graham recently settled her claims against two officers from Bellingham, Massachusetts for $55,000. On October 6, 2012, officers David Ayotte and John Melanson entered her home without a warrant and falsely arrested her using unreasonable force. The settlement included an unusual requirement that the officers travel to court to watch a video that Ms. Graham had recorded for them, in which she described how the incident made her feel.

Read more in this article from the Milford Daily News.

Ms. Graham’s full video of this incident is available at http://youtu.be/6Z-qnPEKrkU.