Controversial heart transplant recipient killed in police chase
ROSWELL, Ga. -- A source close to the family confirms the 17-year-old killed in a high speed police chase was the recipient of a heart transplant in 2013.
Anthony Stokes made national headlines when Children's Healthcare of Atlanta originally refused to put him on the transplant list "due to having a history of non-compliance." After a public push from his family, Stokes was added to the list, and went through a successful heart surgery in August 2013.
Police say Stokes died after crashing a vehicle while fleeing from police in Roswell on Tuesday.