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Thursday, March 17, 2016
News Lunch Break (3/17/16): Officers suspended for inaction after Trump supporter assaulted protester
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:30 AM
The Cumberland County Sherriff's Office has disciplined five officers for their inaction after witnessing a Donald Trump supporter assault a protester at a Trump rally in Fayetteville on March 10. The five officers, whose names are not being released, will be placed on probation for the next year. Three were demoted and suspended without pay for five days, while the other two have been suspended without pay for three days. The CCSO arrested John McGraw on March 11 for assaulting Rakeem Jones, also charging him with communicating threats for stating in an interview after the event that the next time he saw Jones he "might have to kill him." (Eli Rosenberg, New York Times) In this week's Creative Loafing, seven protesters shared their stories of disrupting Trump rallies in the Carolinas – including at the Fayetteville rally – and why they believe it's an important show of resistance to the candidate's hate-filled and violence-inciting speeches.
Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with an incident in east Charlotte during which shots were fired in the presence of police officers. According to a CMPD release, officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on Lanecrest Drive and witnesses the suspect shooting into the air. The suspect then ran off into the woods and fired more shots while doing so. Police later took a 13-year-old and 14-year-old boy into custody. The 14-year-old was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, shooting within the city limits, possession of a firearm by a minor and resisting arrest. He was later released into the custody of a parent. The younger boy, whose connection to the case is unclear, was charged with possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. (Ryan Pitkin)
More than 50 firefighters were needed to fight a two-alarm fire at a Mexican restaurant in east Charlotte this morning. The fire department was called to El Paisano on Albemarle Road at around 3:30 a.m. this morning. It reportedly took crews about 30 minutes to control the flames, but the incident closed down Albemarle Road at Central Avenue until just before 6 a.m. No injuries were reported, but the fire did cause about $60,000 in damage to the restaurant. (WSOC Staff)
A part of I-85 was shut down early this morning after a pedestrian was struck by a car on the interstate. The person was struck around 2 a.m. this morning near Poplar Tent Road in Concord. The road was shut down until about 4:30 a.m. It is unclear the nature of the victim's injuries. (WBTV Web Staff)
A 19-year-old man has been arrested for a mid-afternoon shooting at the busy CATS Transit Center in Uptown yesterday. CMPD officers responded to an assault call at the center yesterday just after 3:30 p.m. yesterday and found a male lying in a parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries. Transit police officers later apprehended a suspect and turned him over to CMPD. Investigators later charged Dajour Smith with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to kill inflicting serious injury, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest. (Ryan Pitkin)
From another angle, here is the violent assault of Rakeem Jones by a Trump supporter.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 10, 2016
Let's find this man TODAY. pic.twitter.com/jbrnphWmb8
Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with an incident in east Charlotte during which shots were fired in the presence of police officers. According to a CMPD release, officers responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call on Lanecrest Drive and witnesses the suspect shooting into the air. The suspect then ran off into the woods and fired more shots while doing so. Police later took a 13-year-old and 14-year-old boy into custody. The 14-year-old was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, shooting within the city limits, possession of a firearm by a minor and resisting arrest. He was later released into the custody of a parent. The younger boy, whose connection to the case is unclear, was charged with possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. (Ryan Pitkin)
More than 50 firefighters were needed to fight a two-alarm fire at a Mexican restaurant in east Charlotte this morning. The fire department was called to El Paisano on Albemarle Road at around 3:30 a.m. this morning. It reportedly took crews about 30 minutes to control the flames, but the incident closed down Albemarle Road at Central Avenue until just before 6 a.m. No injuries were reported, but the fire did cause about $60,000 in damage to the restaurant. (WSOC Staff)
FieldComm on scene assisting Command as Chiefs Aide, 2 Alarm Fire, EL PAISANO Restaurant, 5846 Albermarle Road. pic.twitter.com/7VHCFQn1bv
— Charlotte Fire Comms (@CFD_Alarm) March 17, 2016
A part of I-85 was shut down early this morning after a pedestrian was struck by a car on the interstate. The person was struck around 2 a.m. this morning near Poplar Tent Road in Concord. The road was shut down until about 4:30 a.m. It is unclear the nature of the victim's injuries. (WBTV Web Staff)
A 19-year-old man has been arrested for a mid-afternoon shooting at the busy CATS Transit Center in Uptown yesterday. CMPD officers responded to an assault call at the center yesterday just after 3:30 p.m. yesterday and found a male lying in a parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries. Transit police officers later apprehended a suspect and turned him over to CMPD. Investigators later charged Dajour Smith with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to kill inflicting serious injury, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest. (Ryan Pitkin)
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