AMBER GUYGER CASE KEY WITNESS MURDERED AFTER HER GUILTY CONVICTION (JOSHUA BROWN)

AMBER GUYGER CASE KEY WITNESS MURDERED AFTER HER GUILTY CONVICTION (JOSHUA BROWN):

WHITE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LOSES ELECTION AFTER EXPOSING DALLAS POLICE DEPT COVER UP (PHILLIP KINGSTON).

“WE’VE GOT SOME LONG DAYS AHEAD OF US” (DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR).

WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THE USA AND PREPARE FOR NOVEMBER 2020.

DEAR LORD, GIVE US WISDOM & STRATEGIES.


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******* Key Witness in Amber Guyger Murder Case Fatally Shot Days After Emotional Trial Wraps Up


Less than three days after ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering Botham Jean in his own apartment, a key witness in the case was fatally shot.

Joshua Brown was killed Friday night at a Dallas apartment complex, as confirmed to TIME and originally reported by the Dallas Morning News.

The Dallas Police Department told TIME that law enforcement responded to a report of a shooting at a Dallas apartment complex just after 10:30 p.m. on Friday and found the victim “lying on the ground in the apartment parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds,” but did not identity the victim.

Spokesperson Kimberlee Leach with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to TIME that the victim was Brown.

The victim died from his injuries at Parkland Memorial Hospital, police said in a statement.

Several witnesses had heard gunshots and noticed a silver four-door sedan speeding away from the parking lot, police said.

But authorities did not provide more details about the suspect and noted that no one is currently in custody.

Brown, who was also Jean’s neighbor, testified during Guyger’s trial that he met Jean for the first time the same day that he was shot on Sept. 6, 2018.

After talking in his testimony about how he would hear Jean singing gospel or Drake songs inside his apartment, Brown became emotional and had to take a break from questioning.

Lee Merritt, a civil rights lawyer who represented the Jean family during trial, has spoken extensively on social media about Brown’s death, and said “his murder underscores the reality of the black experience in America.”

“A former athlete turned entrepreneur—Brown lived in constant fear that he could be the next victim of gun violence,” Merritt said, adding that Brown’s mother asked that he “do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of his murder.”

Brown’s death has also elicited concern from politicians. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Sunday that “just when when we caught a glimpse of justice for Botham Jean, much of it feels stolen back with the murder of Joshua Brown.”

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**** Dallas City Council Member On Officer Shooting Investigation: DA ‘Screwing This Up’ (Circa 2018)


DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas city councilman is demanding 911 calls and any police videos be released in the case involving former officer Amber Guyger’s deadly shooting of Botham Jean in his apartment last month.

Councilman Philip Kingston said he is unhappy with the way the investigation into the Botham Jean shooting is being handled, going so far as to accuse Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson of, “screwing this up.”

Kingston responded to news the DA will not release 911 calls, radio calls or any possible police body cam videos that exist or Amber Guyger’s personnel records during her time as an officer.

The transmissions made by Guyger in the moments after the shooting are key evidence to prove or disprove her story that she mistakenly walked into the wrong apartment directly above hers at the South Side Flats and mistook Botham Jean for a burglar when she shot and killed him.

Kingston told CBS 11 after Wednesday’s city council meeting, it makes the city look bad that nearly a month after the shooting so little information is being released.

He blames Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall and DA Johnson.

“I think the investigation is over and I think we need to start being transparent with the information these decision makers are looking at because they’ve all said we want transparency, we want transparency, we want transparency, but they’re actions are 180 degrees from that,” said Kingston.

CBS11 received a response from the DA’s office which said Kingston’s comments would only fuel the argument for a change of venue in the case if there’s an indictment and trial:

“Case law regarding venue change mandates no pretrial release of evidence that could influence potential jurors and render them unable to return a fair and impartial verdict in any potential criminal trial.

See e.g. Gonzalez v. State, 222 S.W. 3d 446.

This law includes non-disclosure of all of the described.

This potential case should be tried in Dallas County, not some contiguous county where the interests of justice are not as compelling.

The DAs office is following the law in its effort to seek fair and impartial jurors in any potential trial regarding this tragic matter.”

Charlotte City Leaders In Legal, Political Hot Seats Over Marcus Jackson

As they say among common folk, "Payback is a B____!", "God doesn't like ugly" and "be careful who you mistreat on your way to the top because those same people may take you down one day".

So Charlotte's Corrupt, Complacent, Elite, Selfish City Officials (mostly Dems) are now facing a MAJOR Lawsuit from Sexual Assault victims represented by Attorney J. Neal Rodgers.

A lawsuit that will most likely cost the City and Taxpayers tons of money even for a settlement and...

will probably cost many Charlotte Democrat Politicians their seats in 2011 and 2012.

Why Democrat leaders only?

They currently hold the Majority and have done so for several years.

No wonder Charlotte City Councilman Michael Barnes (Dem) suddenly decided he will enter the Charlotte DA's office race this year.

I say Good Riddance to Charlotte's Corrupt, Complacent, Elite, Selfish Political Leaders!

Not all of the City Council Members fit those descriptions listed above, however most of them do.

Such a move will allow Charlotte citizens to elect Real Leaders with Integrity and a True Heart for their constituents, versus those just wanting to use Public Office to support their families.

Wait a minute!

What am I talking about?

Isn't Charlotte's new Mayor Anthony Foxx a hotshot Attorney too?

Perhaps he will be able to save the City of Charlotte and CMPD from financial ruin.

Ha-Ha!

Check out the details, videos and articles below to learn why Charlotte may have already seen its last good days.


NOTE: MARCUS JACKSON, TIFFANY WRIGHT, ROYCE MITCHELL, MORE LAWSUITS

It appears the CMPD intentionally allowed former CMPD Officer/ Woman Abuser Marcus Jackson to remain employed after receiving several calls and complaints from East Charlotte, Minority Women (Black & Hispanic) who were Sexually Assaulted by Officer Jackson.

To make matters worse CMPD knew Jackson had a prior history of Abusing Women before City Police Officials decided to hire him.

Isn't this tantamount to Extreme Negligence and Discrimination?

Yes!

That's why the City of Charlotte is now being sued by one of Charlotte's most prominent Attorneys, J. Neal Rodgers.

Since several Minority Female victims have already come forth, this situation could very easily develop into 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?

I'll answer that question for you.

With the exception of West Charlotte, Minority citizens who reside in Southwest Charlotte, East Charlotte and 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, Low Income Straight Ticket Voters (Dems) reside.

This lawsuit will help to also further prove Charlotte's Black and White Leaders don't give a darn about Minority citizens especially Middle Class or Low Income Minority citizens (except West Charlotte 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 TIFFANY TOO)

The City of Charlotte hired Tiffany Wright's killer (Royce Mitchell) even though he was a Felon currently on Federal Probation for Drug Trafficking.

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

Aanother lawsuit, another blog post for a different day.

Unless Tiffany Wright's family has already quietly accepted a settlement.




On the first video below Attorneys for both Plaintiffs and Defense are questioning if CMPD acted appropriately to Sexual Assault complaints about former CMPD Officer Marcus Jackson. Watch.




The Marcus Jackson case CMPD 911 calls are released to the public. Listen.






Charlotte Couple Sues City and Former CMPD Officer Marcus Jackson


A couple who accused former police Officer Marcus Jackson of misconduct filed civil suits against him and the city of Charlotte Friday, alleging an abuse of power and "inept" hiring practices by the city.

The suits, filed in Mecklenburg Superior Court Friday, accuse Jackson and the city of violating the couple's constitutional rights and offers graphic details about what they say happened the night Jackson pulled them over as they headed home from a nightclub.

The suits say Jackson, 26, pulled them over after midnight Dec. 28, then made them follow him to the Eastway Baptist Church parking lot. There, the suits say, he fondled the woman under the guise of searching her, then ordered her boyfriend to pull down her bra and touch her while Jackson watched.

Since late December, six women have come forward alleging Jackson sexually assaulted them. A grand jury has indicted Jackson in three cases and asked prosecutors to investigate the other women's claims.

The lawsuits are the first civil cases in a month-long saga that has raised questions about police officer screening practices and that Chief Rodney Monroe says has tarnished his whole department.

The couple's attorney said Friday the Police Department should have found a 2005 restraining order that accused Jackson of hitting and slapping his girlfriend.

Attorney Neal Rodgers said Friday the suit raises questions of larger public interest, such as whether the police department lowered its standards for new recruits as part of Chief Rodney Monroe's effort to get more officers on the street, particularly minorities. Jackson was hired in 2008 and went on patrol in Charlotte's Eastway division in May 2009.

"Chief Monroe has made no secret of the fact that he wants the Police Department to represent the diversity of Charlotte," Rodgers said. The suit will seek to discover "whether or not there was created in some fashion a sort of 'don't-ask-don't-tell' policy in order to achieve the goal chief Monroe has set."

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police directed questions about the complaint to the city attorney's office. City Attorney Mac McCarley declined to comment, saying he had not received a copy of the lawsuit.

Jackson was arrested Dec. 30 and is being held on bond in Mecklenburg jail.

Police have admitted they botched the background check on Jackson. He was hired in September 2008 despite twice being accused of domestic violence. Judges in both cases - in 2003 and 2005 - issued restraining orders against him.

Monroe has said Jackson should have never been hired because of the 2005 domestic violence incident. In that restraining order, the judge ordered Jackson not to own or carry any firearms during the two weeks of the order.

The couple named in the civil cases were some of the first alleged victims to come forward in late December. The Observer is not naming them because the newspaper generally does not identify victims of sexual assault.

The couple says they were pulled over by Jackson in the early morning of Dec. 28.

They were returning from a night of dancing at Club Kalypso on North Tryon Street, the suit says. They noticed a police car behind them, and ultimately Jackson pulled them over at a gas station on Eastway Drive and Central Avenue.

According to radio transmissions released by police Wednesday, Jackson told dispatchers he didn't need backup officers to help in the traffic stop.

The lawsuits say Jackson never explained why he pulled the couple over. But the couple's lawyer says he may have been targeting two young Hispanic people because he believed they would be more afraid to challenge authority.

Jackson frisked the man driving the car. He then asked the woman for her identification and her age. After looking inside the car, the lawsuit says, Jackson told the woman he needed to frisk her, as well.

He motioned for the couple to get in their car and follow him, the suits say. The two cars stopped in the Eastway Baptist parking lot, less than one-half mile away.

There, in a walkway between two of the church buildings, Jackson fondled her repeatedly, the suits say.

When the woman and her boyfriend objected, the suit says, "Jackson told the Plaintiff that if she didn't let him touch her he would arrest (her boyfriend) and put him in jail. Jackson put his hands together to form what looked like handcuffs and said he was going to handcuff (the man). The Plaintiff pleaded with Jackson not to arrest (her boyfriend)."

Later, as the woman continued to resist Jackson's efforts to touch her, Jackson ordered the woman's boyfriend to pull down her bra so Jackson could look.

"Jackson remarked that he wanted to make sure the Plaintiff wasn't hiding anything," the suits say.

He then ordered the boyfriend to fondle her while he watched, the suits say.

Afterward, Jackson told the man he had "done good" and that he wouldn't receive a ticket, according to the suits.

Jackson told the couple to get back in their car, then said, "You is good," and motioned for them to leave the church parking lot, the suit says.

Since that night, the couple said Friday, they've been afraid.

The woman has moved out of Charlotte and says she can no longer live alone. She has started going to therapy.

"I've been having nightmares," she said through an interpreter. "And when I get in the car with anyone, I'm afraid we'll get stopped again. ... I'm glad (Jackson is) in jail, but what scares me the most is that he'll eventually get out."

They debated whether to report the officer.

"I didn't know what the consequences would be," the man said, "because it's his word against ours."





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.




Royce Mitchell Fired From City of Charlotte Job


Royce Anthony Mitchell, named as a “person of interest” in the shooting death of 15-year-old Tiffany Wright on Monday, has been fired from his job with the City of Charlotte, city officials said Wednesday.

Mitchell, who has been charged with statutory rape and indecent liberties with a minor, had worked in the Charlotte Department of Transportation.

Kim McMillan of the City of Charlotte said Wednesday morning that “after administrative review, the City of Charlotte has terminated the employment of Royce Mitchell for falsifying his employment application, which is in violation of city policy.”

Mitchell, who was hired by the city in 2007, earned $25,808 annually with the street maintenance department, McMillan said.

McMillan did not say in what way Mitchell falsified his employment application, but city officials said Wednesday that as a result of the Mitchell case, they plan to expand background checks to include a search of federal offenses around the country. Mitchell served time in a federal prison on drug charges.

Until now, city officials' criminal background checks have included local and state records, and federal records in the Justice Department's Western North Carolina District.

Wright, who was eight months pregnant, was shot in the head Monday morning while waiting for a school bus.

Police are trying to determine if Mitchell was the father of the baby, who was delivered by doctors and is still alive.



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