City Of Charlotte Sued For Ignoring Minority Victims' Sexual Assault Complaints

Did CMPD intentionally allow former CMPD Officer Marcus Jackson to remain on the force after receiving several calls and complaints from East Charlotte, Minority Women (Black & Hispanic) who were sexually assaulted by Officer Jackson?

If so this amounts to Negligence and Discrimination.

That's why the City of Charlotte is now being sued by one of Charlotte's most prominent Attorneys, J. Neal Rodgers in what could be a Class Action Lawsuit.

Had those victims been Caucasian Women from the wealthy Cotswold community, Jackson would have been fired long ago.

Instead CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe only chose to do so after this story hit the mainstream media airways.

By the way where was Charlotte City Council woman Council Nancy Carter when all of those complaints were being reported?

Isn't East Charlotte her district?

With the exception of West Charlotte, Minority citizens who reside in Southwest Charlotte, East Charlotte, North Charlotte are basically ignored by the City of Charlotte and CMPD.

Why are West Charlotte Minority citizens treated better?

That's where the largest number of Charlotte's Black Straight Ticket Voters (Dems) reside.

Thus this lawsuit will help to further prove Charlotte's Black and White Leaders don't give a darn about Minority citizens especially Middle Class or Low Income Minority citizens, just like they didn't care about Tiffany Wright.

Tiffany (now deceased) was a Black Foster Care child who was a victim of Statutory Rape. (CMPD failed to protect her too)

Tiffany Wright's family vs. The City of Charlotte.

Aanother lawsuit, another blog post for a different day.





The Marcus Jackson case CMPD 911 calls.







Female Victims To Sue City of Charlotte and Former CMPD Officer


Two alleged victims of former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Marcus Jackson are suing the ex-officer and the City of Charlotte, according to attorney Neal Rodgers.

Rodgers has called a news conference for this afternoon to disclose details of the suit, which he says centers around the actions of Jackson. WSOC-TV has reported that the suit was filed late Friday morning.

Jackson faces a number of charges and is accused of inappropriately touching six women while on duty. Five of the alleged attacks happened during traffic stops, and the other was during Jackson's response to a domestic abuse call for help. He served in CMPD's Eastway Division.

Police and city officials say the Jackson case has caused them to launch reviews of the hiring process for CMPD and the way 911 calls are handled.

Chief Rodney Monroe has said that Jackson should not have been hired in 2008, because of a restraining order filed against him by a former girlfriend. And the 911 review surrounds the way dispatchers handled a call from a man who told them Jackson was groping his girlfriend. Police officials say dispatchers did not send additional officers because they believed Jackson, who told them the charges were false.

One of Charlotte's leading defense attorneys, George Laughrun, told WCNC-TV, the Observer's news partner, that the lawsuits could be costly to the City of Charlotte – and its taxpayers.

“If I were a plaintiff's lawyer, I would not only want to sue the department, I'd want to sue the city for failing to do their due diligence,” Laughrun told WCNC.




Timeline of Marcus Jackson's Alleged Attacks


Here is a list of events involving now-fired CMPD Officer Marcus Jackson:

Nov. 2: A woman is stopped by Jackson. She says the officer fondled her during an improper search.

Dec. 18: A 17-year-old girl is pulled over by Jackson, who is wearing his CMPD uniform and driving his marked patrol car. The girl later tells police that Jackson forced her into his car, drove to another location and committed sex acts.

Dec. 28: Two women in a vehicle say they are stopped for speeding by Jackson at about 11 p.m. on Matheson Avenue. The women tell police that Jackson asked them to get out of the car and asked for permission to search them. Police now say the search was conducted improperly.

That same night, a 21-year-old woman is stopped by Jackson. She later tells police that he sexually assaulted her, under similar circumstances as the Dec. 18 attack.

Also on that Monday evening, family members of the girl involved in the alleged Dec. 18 attack call police and report the incident. Police say they immediately launch an investigation. They were contacted by the 21-year-old woman involved in the Dec. 28 attack on Dec. 29 or Dec. 30.

Dec. 29: The woman involved in the Nov. 2 incident is stopped again by Jackson, she tells police, and is fondled again. This time, a male companion with her allegedly tries to stop the officer and call 911 -- only to be arrested by Jackson for obstructing and delaying a police officer.

Dec. 30: Police announce that Jackson has been fired and has been charged with sexual battery, sex offense, extortion, kidnapping, indecent exposure and felonious restraint, in connection with the Dec. 18 incident and the Dec. 28 incident involving the 21-year-old woman.

Jan. 8: Police announce details of the alleged Dec. 28 attack on Matheson Avenue and say they are asking the District Attorney's office to file sexual battery charges against Jackson.



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Sources: WCNC, McClatchy Newspapers, Charlotte Observer, Fox News, CMPD, Charmeck.org, Youtube, Google Maps

Carolyn Flowers: CATS' New Chief Named (Recently From California)...Congratulations!

New CATS chief named: Carolyn Flowers


Carolyn Flowers has been hired as the new chief executive at Charlotte Area Transit System. The announcement will be made at 10 a.m. this morning at the Government Center. Flowers takes over in January.

She replaces Keith Parker, who left earlier this year to run the transit system in San Antonio. CATS deputy director John Muth served as interim CEO after Parker left in May and made himself a candidate for the full-time job.

Instead, City Manager Curt Walton, working with County Manager Harry Jones, Matthews Town Manager Hazen Blodgett and Davidson Mayor John Woods, who was the Metropolitan Transit Commission member representative, selected Flowers.

She comes to town after serving as Chief Operations Officer for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where she has presided over a $900 million operating budget and 6,000 employees. Her duties there include bus service and freeway-service patrol.

Parker was the third-highest paid city employee, earning just under $198,000 per year, when he left CATS. Flowers will earn almost the exact same amount, with a salary of $197,500. Flowers' experience also includes stints as budget director for the city of Beverly Hills and as financial manager at Wang Laboratories.

"I look forward to leading CATS and working with our experienced staff to continue building one of the finest transit systems in the country," Flowers says in a prepared statement. "The people in the Charlotte region can count on my experience and commitment to continue to provide service and make our system world-class."

At CATS, Flowers inherits a big job. She will preside over a bus and rail system with ambitious expansion plans — and declining revenue. In fiscal 2009, which ended June 30, the designated half-cent transit tax generated $61.8 million, or 18.7% less than the $76 million expected. Budgeted tax revenue for the current fiscal year is anticipated to rise only slightly, to $62.7 million. Those shrinking taxes have already rendered the 2030 transit plan unreachable without delays or reshuffling. During the next decade, the transit system projects a $286 million gap in tax revenue.

Several major projects are in preliminary phases or under consideration. These include a $1 billion light-rail extension running through University City and a $375 million commuter-rail line to Huntersville and, perhaps, Iredell County. Earlier this year, City Council approved a $4.5 million engineering study for a proposed 10-mile, $457 million streetcar system running from Eastland Mall through uptown and out to Beatties Ford Road. All of the projects are counting heavily on federal and state funding, with much of those hopes dependent on a forthcoming overhaul of transportation funding by Congress next year. Even if the federal grants are made more accessible for streetcars, CATS can’t pay for the line, leaving construction costs in the city’s hands.

Seventy candidates were considered for the job, with sevcn finalists interviewed.



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Sources: Charlotte Biz Journals, Charmeck.org, LA City, Passenger Transport, Youtube, Google Maps