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Tamir Rice’s Family Will Receive $6M Settlement
First Black Female Mayor, 44, Of Teaneck, N. J. Dies
TEANECK, NJ --- Lizette Parker, who was elected mayor of Teaneck, N.J., in 2014, making her the first African-American woman to become mayor in New Jersey's Bergen County, died Sunday at the age of 44.
According to the report, Parker was hospitalized for respiratory issues and passed away at the Holy Name Med- ical Center.
“Mayor Parker was a strong leader, public advocate and a consummate profes- sional, who was greatly re- spected by her colleagues and the community,” Teaneck Township Manager William
MAYOR LIZETTE PARKER
Broughton said in a state- ment.
Parker is survived by her husband, Tony, and their young daughter.
Teens Shot At Busy Nashville Bus Station
CLEVELAND, OH -- The city of Cleveland will pay out $6 million to the family of Tamir Rice to settle the fed- eral lawsuit that was filed over the 12-year-old's 2014 shoot- ing death at the hands of po- lice.
The money of the settlement will come out in two payments, with the city paying $3 million this year and $3 million in 2017. Tamir's estate will re- ceive $5.5 million, while Tamir's mother, Samaria Rice, and his sister, Tajai Rice, will receive $250,000 each. According to reports, neither the city nor the officers nor the dispatchers involved in the case will admit to any wrongdoing in the case, leav- ing many lingering issues un- resolved in the tragedy.
Tamir died Nov. 23, 2014, one day after being shot by Of- ficer Timothy Loehmann. Tamir was playing with an
Tamir Rice, 12, was killed by Cleveland police.
airsoft pellet gun outside a recreation center at the time. Loehmann and his partner, Frank Garmback, were re- sponding to a report from the dispatcher about a man with a gun.
District Judge Upholds Voter ID Law In North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC – According to the Kansas City Star, a fed- eral judge has upheld North Carolina’s voter ID law in a rul- ing posted Monday evening.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder issued a 485-page ruling dismissing all claims in the challenge to the state’s sweeping 2013 election
law overhaul.
Schroeder, a George W.
Bush appointee, also upheld portions of the 2013 law that cut the number of days people could vote early, eliminated same-day registration and vot- ing and prohibits people from casting a ballot outside their precinct.
The decision comes nearly three months after a trial on the ID portion of the law.
Schroeder noted that North Carolina had “become
progressive nationally” by per- mitting absentee voting, having early voting for 17 days before the Election Day, a lengthy reg- istration period, out of precinct voting on Election Day and a pre-registration program for 16-year-olds.
“In 2013, North Carolina re- trenched,” Schroeder said in his opinion.
Ultimately, though, Schroeder said the state had provided “legitimate state in- terests” in making the changes and the challengers failed to demonstrate that the law was unconstitutional.
“This ruling further affirms that requiring a photo ID in order to vote is not only com- mon-sense, it’s constitutional,” Gov. Pat McCrory said in a statement.
JAVIOUS CHATMAN
NASHVILLE, TN ---Javi- ous Chatman is in critical condition after a shooting at the Music City Central bus sta- tion in downtown Nashville left four teenagers injured Mon- day, including one critically wounded, Metro police said. The shooting was reported to police at about 3:30 p.m. and is the latest string of violence in- volving young people in Nashville.
Two 16-year-olds, Nathan- iel Webb, Jonathan Stoner, and 17-year-old Jalen Jeffries also suffered minor injuries. All four victims were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment.
Two 17-year-old boys are in police custody after a window washer working nearby watched them run from the bus station. One of them tossed a semi-automatic pistol into the shrubs on the side of John Se- vier State Office Building. Po- lice recovered the weapon, but have not confirmed if it was the gun used in the shooting.
The shooting is not believed to be a random event, accord- ing to police, as surveillance video shows the suspects riding up and down the escalators as if they were looking for some- one. Police are not releasing the footage, but Aaron said the bus station video is helping piece together what happened.
NYPD Detectives Indicted For Beating Mailman;
Lawsuit Also Filed
One of the NYPD detectives accused of the vicious beat- down of a postal worker was once sued for allegedly busting a man’s hand with his baton, according to reports.
The city settled the 2010 suit for $30,000 without any ad- mission of wrongdoing by the two accused cops, one of them Detective Angelo Pampena.
The nine-year veteran and Detective Robert Carbone, who has been on the force for eight years, were indicted last Wednesday in another inci- dent — the Queens assault of letter carrier Karim Baker, 26. The cops savagely beat the mailman who unwittingly gave directions to a maniac who killed two police officers.
They were indicted for the shocking Oct. 21 attack on Baker that left him seriously injured. Pampena was also hit with a perjury charge for allegedly lying about what happened.
The detectives allegedly beat Baker after approaching him for parking in front of a hydrant. Video showed Baker’s car was nowhere near the hydrant, contradict- ing what Pampena said in court papers.
The charges against Baker, including resisting arrest, were dismissed, and he has filed a $100 million lawsuit.
Baker and his lawyer said
NY postal worker Karim Baker was viciously beaten by Detectives Pampena and Car- bone.
the beating came after 10 months of police harassment, with the NYPD pulling him over at least 20 times — ap- parently because of his brief encounter with Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who shot and killed Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos in Bedford- Stuyvesant on Dec. 20, 2014.
Brinsley had asked Baker, then working for FedEx, for directions to the Marcy Houses. Baker sent him in the right direction — and on the way, Brinsley saw Liu and Ramos and killed them both. He then killed himself. The officers pieced together Brinsley’s movement before the murders and saw Baker talking to Brinsley on video.
Charleston Church Shooter’s Friend To Plead ‘Guilty
COLUMBIA, SC.— A friend of the white man accused of fa- tally shooting nine Black parishioners in Charleston last year is set to plead guilty to two federal charges, according to an agreement signed by federal prosecutors and filed online Monday.
The plea would mark the first conviction in a mass killing that stunned the country, reignited discussions about race relations and led to the re- moval of a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Dylann Roof, who is charged with the slay- ings, had previously posed for photos with a rebel flag.
Joey Meek, 21, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to au- thorities and failure to report a crime, according to the agree- ment, and a hearing is set for 1 p.m., Friday in Charleston. He could face up to eight years in prison on those charges, al- though prosecutors note in the agreement they will argue he deserves less time if he's help- ful in their ongoing case.
Joey Meek could face an 8 year sentence.
Authorities have said that Meek failed to tell investiga- tors all he knew about Roof's plans to shoot the parishioners at Emanuel AME Church last June.
Roof, 22, is charged with nine counts of murder in state court and with hate crimes and other charges in federal court. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in his state trial, which has been delayed until next year, and federal authori- ties haven't said if they will also seek a death sentence for Roof. No trial date has been set on those charges.
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