Classic Media Obfuscation – You won’t see it reported in the msm, but the Newark Knights are a black bike club. Considering the approach of Black Bike Week in South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Memorial Day Weekend), this is unmistakably a precursor for what is to come.
New Jersey – A teenager has reportedly been killed and three others have been gunned down during a Mother’s Day motorcycle event.
The boy, who is said to be 16, was reportedly hit in the head by shots fired in the air while attending the Mother’s Day Bike Blessing in Newark, New Jersey.
Witnesses on social media described how EMTs gave the victim CPR in front of the horrified crowd. Some people were recording motorcyclists recording wheelies when they heard the shots go off.  According to NJ.com homicide detectives are at the scene while police have closed off surrounding blocks.
The other victims were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  No details on the shooters and the motive are known. It is the 29th homicide in Newark this year. (read more)
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Any conversation questioning whether Marilyn Mosby might be concerned about the appearance of impropriety can be put to rest.

Last night State Attorney Marilyn Mosby, the prosecutor in case against Baltimore six police officers, along with her husband Councilman Nick Mosby, not only appeared on stage, in front of thousands during a “Justice For Freddie Gray” concert by Prince, but also sat on stage -as a guest of honor- during the entire concert.

#Prince just brought out Marilyn and Nick Mosby out during #Baltimore song. They are sitting on a couch on stage #FreddieGray

— Raya Jalabi | رايه الجلبي (@rayajalabi) May 11, 2015

Baltimore – […]  The audience spanned a wide range of ages and backgrounds, much like Prince’s fanbase. Many were surprised to see Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby invited on stage shortly after Prince began to perform around 9 p.m. A spokeswoman for Mosby — an avid Prince fan — said late Sunday the tickets were a Mother’s Day gift from her husband, Councilman Nick Mosby. (more…)

Marilyn Mosby asserted in her probable cause statement the Medical Examiner conclusion that Freddie Gray’s “fatal injury” occurred “inside the Baltimore Police transport van”.  An assertion also evident today in a New York Times report:

[…]  The medical examiner has concluded that Mr. Gray’s fatal neck injury occurred in the van, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation (link)

Numerous national network broadcasts have focused on the transport van, including some networks doing re-enactments based on similar transport vans.  However, what each media outlet has missed, is the factual layout of the specific van used in the 4/12/15 event.
We recently re-focused attention on this aspect when it was noted the transport is actually a 3 compartment van, NOT a two compartment van that most of the media focuses upon.
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UPDATE: Officers identified as Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 25  (LINK TO LOCAL MEDIA)

Officers Benjamin Deen (left) and Liquori Tate (right)

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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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We have outlined exhaustive evidence of why Marilyn Mosby should recuse herself from prosecution of the Baltimore Six.  Here – and – Here
Officer Edward Nero’s lawyer has just filed a 107 page motion containing those reasons and many more:

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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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Least surprising announcement ever…

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…)