UPDATE: Officers identified as Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 25 (LINK TO LOCAL MEDIA)
Officers Benjamin Deen (left) and Liquori Tate (right)
IT STARTS WITH A LIE – William “Billy” Murphy Jr. is the attorney for the Freddie Gray family. He appeared on Fox News with Chris Wallace last Sunday (05/03) answering questions about his financial contributions to Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby.
During his appearance William “Billy” Murphy said he never contributed to Mosby’s campaign. “the contribution didn’t come from me, it came from my son“. (See the video at :56)
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A William H Murphy III donated $1000.00 to “Mosby, Marilyn Friends of” on 1/05/2014
A William H Muprhy Jr donated $4000.00 to “Mosby, Marilyn Friends of” on 6/20/2014
Shortly after evidence of his contributions surfaced – Murphy seemingly dropped the lie and admitted to the campaign donations. He then appeared on MSNBC (05/06) to discuss the “conflict of interest”. (more…)
Major Update: After this article was posted we became aware of new information as outlined in an attachment to the Motion for Recusal filed by attorneys for the Baltimore Six [Exhibit 7].
It now appears the Washington Post article was flawed in that the reporter took the information above and did some background research to further identify and/or validate the source document. There was a 38-year-old person, picked up in Baltimore on the same day, based on charges of a Personal Protection Order (PPO). The 38-year-old has the same last name as Donta Allen.
This, we believe, was the source of the original conflict contained within the April 29th Washington Post article as compared to the WBAL-TV identification of the witness the following day April 30th.
Donta Allen is 22-years-old, and is factually affirmed to be the passenger in the vehicle with Freddie Gray, according to the affidavit which The Washington Post referenced in their initial article.
The description the Washington Post originally associated with Donta Allen is not correct, and in fact corresponds to another person. Mystery solved. Therefore what follows below can be disregarded.
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Jack Cashill – On Wednesday, April 29, Peter Hermann of the Washington Post published a well-sourced article, headlined, “Prisoner in van said Freddie Gray ‘was intentionally trying to injure himself.'”
Hermann based this story on an affidavit contained in an application for a search warrant that had been sealed by the court. According to the document, written by a Baltimore police investigator, the unnamed prisoner, a 38-year-old man accused of violating a protective order, could hear Gray from his side of the van. The man heard “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that Gray “was intentionally trying to injure himself.”
The Post received the document under the condition that the person testifying not be named. As Hermann reported, “[t]he person who provided it feared for the inmate’s safety.” That fear was understandable. Many people have a vested interest in preserving the illusion of Gray’s martyrdom at the hands of a cruel and/or callous police department.
If anything, the fact that the man in question was currently in prison increased the risk factor. (more…)
There’s an odd dynamic to the Washington Post report that Attorney General Loretta Lynch is set to “launch federal investigation of Baltimore police” using the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office for a “pattern or practice” investigation.
Odd because, the DOJ COPS office investigation, run by Ronald L. Davis (Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services), was already launched last October, 2014.
DETAILS – Yesterday the Washington Post reported:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has decided to launch a federal investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force. (link)
However, last October 20th COPS announced:
U.S. Department of Justice Announces Collaborative Reform Initiative with Baltimore Police Department
COPS OFFICE WILL ASSESS BALTIMORE POLICE POLICIES, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS AS THEY RELATE TO USE OF FORCE AND INTERACTIONS WITH CITIZENS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Today the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced the beginning of a review of the Baltimore Police Department’s use of force policies and practices. The scope of the work announced today will include an assessment of policies, training, and operations as they relate to use of force and interactions with citizens, taking into account national standards, best practices, current and emerging research, and community expectations.
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WASHINGTON DC – Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has decided to launch a federal investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force.
Lynch’s announcement about the Justice Department’s probe — the latest in a string of municipalities that are being investigated by the federal government for civil rights violations — could come as early as Friday, according to two law enforcement officials.
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment Thursday night. (more…)
In our previous research outlines we have shown how State Attorney Marilyn Mosby manipulated her life story to gain election success and then specifically advanced her intention to seek justice for Freddie Gray “by any means necessary“.
She and she alone created the determination for charges via ‘direct action’. No consultation with anyone except her inner circle, her husband and a closed staff of activist sycophants.
Toward that end we initially identified six false bricks, specific aspects of her intent, SA Mosby laid upon a foundation she is building – cemented entirely with an activist agenda.
Brick seven was the false presentation of the Knife being legal; it wasn’t. Brick eight was the claim that no aid was rendered; it was. Brick nine was the claim of an unjustifiable stop and frisk; it was entirely justified, as yesterday’s EXPLOSIVE new video showed.
Today we are going to show Brick ten, and Brick eleven. Eventually this entire fabrication will collapse. (more…)
ST. LOUIS • Dorian Johnson, the man who was with Michael Brown Jr. when Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer last summer, has been arrested on suspicion of drug charges and resisting arrest, St. Louis police said.
Johnson was arrested on Wednesday and police are pursuing charges. The specifics of where and when he was arrested have not yet been released.
Johnson was walking with Michael Brown Jr. on Aug. 9 when the two were approached by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson. The encounter ended with Brown fatally shot and led to months of protests and unrest in Ferguson. (more…)
Baltimore police have continually said their initial reasoning for suspecting Freddie Gray of suspicious activity was his immediate running from police when bicycle officers made eye contact. However, no-one has revealed he ran into a building.
State Attorney Marilyn Mosby referenced the chase in her charging details:
Mosby Said: “On April, 12 2015 between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m., near the corner of North Avenue and Mount Street. Lt. Brian Rice of the Baltimore Police Department while on bike patrol with Officer Garrett Miller and Edward Nero made eye contact with Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.”
“Having made eye contact with Mr. Gray, Mr. Gray subsequently ran from Lt. Rice”.
“Lt. Brian Rice then dispatched over departmental radio that he was involved in a foot pursuit at which time bike patrol officers Rice, Miller and Nero began to pursue Mr. Gray”.
Mosby then said: “Having come in contact with pursuing officers, Mr. Gray surrendered to Officers Miller and Nero in the vicinity in the 1700 block of Presbury Street“.
What Marilyn Mosby didn’t say, nor did any media report, was that Freddie Gray ran south past the point of arrest, into a building, then exited the building doubling back on this path, before running into officers Miller and Nero. (more…)