The city of Portsmouth is paying prominent state politician $300K after bringing bizarre felony charges against her in 2020. pilotonline.com/news/vp-nw-por…
Previously: Prosecutor Drops Dubious Confederate Statue Cases As Portsmouth Fires Police Chief huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
Cop Who Charged Black Senator With ‘Injuring’ Confederate Statues Nurtured A Long Grudge huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
“Are there folks in my department, where if I went into their house, would I expect to see a grand wizard freakin’ robe and a Confederate flag in their garage? Absolutely.” huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
“A police sergeant in Portsmouth… who circumvented local prosecutors to bring highly unusual ‘injury to a monument’ felony charges against a state senator… previously called the lawmaker’s criticism of his police chief ‘disgusting’ and ‘repulsive.’” huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
“I am pledging that I will be donating the entirety of what I receive in the settlement to the charitable efforts in our community I have been involved with for so many years.” pilotonline.com/news/vp-nw-por…
"Sergeant Kevin T. McGee... theorized that Lucas’ rhetoric on the afternoon of June 10 was part of a conspiracy to destroy the monuments, in violation of a 70-year-old state law that originally referred to the Civil War as the 'War Between the States.’” huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
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