Grand jury to probe Cornelia raid that injured toddler

ATLANTA - A prosecutor in northeast Georgia told Atlanta media Tuesday a grand jury will investigate a police raid that severely injured a toddler when a flash grenade detonated in the child's play pen. <br /> <br /> Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brian Rickman said that he will present results of an investigation into the botched raid to a grand jury on Sept. 29. <br /> <br /> Rickman told WSB-TV that the grand jury is expected to determine whether the raid was handled appropriately, and it could return criminal charges if warranted. No charges have been filed in the case. <br /> <br /> In an interview with AccessNorthGA.com last week, Rickman indicated that the case might be turned over to a grand jury for investigation, although he gave no specific date when that might happen. <i>(See story linked below.)</i><br /> <br /> Bounkham Phonesavanh was asleep in a play pen in late May when authorities looking for a suspected drug dealer threw a flash grenade into the house. <br /> <br /> Family members said the boy has undergone several extensive surgeries since the raid. <br />

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