Jonathan Ferrell Showed Cops He Was Unarmed, Didn’t Get Warning Before Being Shot 10 Times (DETAILS)
The attorney for 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell’s family is giving a play-by-play account of what he witnessed on the police dash cam before the former college football player was unnecessarily shot – and it’s not looking good for the police department. Attorney Christopher Chestnut told the Charlotte Observer that Ferrell, who was seeking help after crashing his […]
A federal judge is giving the five former New Orleans Police Department officers convicted of killing two on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina a new chance at life. Citing the “grotesque” misconduct of federal prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt is ordering a new trial for Kenneth Bowen, Robert Gisevius, Robert Faulcon, Anthony Villavaso and […]
Just days before former Florida A&M University football player Jonathan Ferrell was shot to death by police, another young black male was shot in what Georgia officers are calling an “accident.” Sixteen-year-old Marquez Redden, from DeKalb County, Georgia, is now undergoing a series of surgeries to fix the gunshot wound, which has rendered his arm […]
Initial autopsy reports reveal that former Florida A&M University football player Jonathan Ferrell was shot by police 10 times early Saturday when he attempted to get help after crashing his car. Police said Monday that officer Randall Kerrick fired 12 times at 24-year-old Jonathan A. Ferrell early Saturday while responding to a breaking and entering call. […]
A North Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man searching for help after a car accident has just been charged with voluntary manslaughter. The victim, Jonathan Ferrell, was 24 and a former football player at FAMU. He crashed his car down an embankment about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, and then knocked on the door […]
This is going too far. A Rochester, NY police officer who subdued a woman with punches and excessive force is coming under fire from those in the community because, get this, the woman was pregnant. Despite her pleas, telling the officer of her condition, he continued to apply force, punching her in the head and […]
Earlier this week, after years of objection to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk practice, a federal judge has found that constitutional rights of thousands of New Yorkers were violated. However now New York City officials have taken the first step in appealing a federal judge’s ruling. The city’s Law Department filed a notice of appeal Friday in U.S. District […]
Carlos Alcis, 43, died after suffering from an apparent heart attack after police officers swarmed his Brooklyn home. SMH! According to reports, officers swarmed his Brooklyn home Thursday morning and mistakenly accused his 16-year-old son of assault and robbery. NewsOne reports: At approximately 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a woman was punched and had her cell phone […]
Police investigating the NYPD shooting that left a 14-year-old dead in the Bronx have made a surprising discovery about the gun he was allegedly firing. It came all the way from Kentucky. But Shaaliver Douse didn’t go there to purchase it. In fact, the original owner bought the gun before Shaaliver was even born. Brian […]
Eric Holder is finally taking a swipe at the war on minority communities, (also known as The War on Drugs) that will prompt much needed changes in the criminal justice system. On Monday, the Attorney General announced that low-level drug offenders with zero ties to gangs or large-scale drug organizations will not be charged with […]
A federal judge has found that constitutional rights of thousands of New Yorkers were violated...
In a twisted and sad addition to 18-year-old Israel Hernandez-Llach’s death, witnesses say the cops who tasered him high-fived each other in celebration as he lay dying. Thiago Souza, a friend who was with the Miami graffiti artist that day as his lookout during the tagging session, says he lost sight of his friend as […]
