NEW: The Portsmouth police sergeant who charged a Virginia state senator and civil rights leaders with felonies was under investigation for a heated letter he sent to city officials blasting those he’d later charge: huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene referred Sgt. Kevin McGee’s letter to internal affairs. Then she let him charge those he’d attacked with felonies, and let him stand behind her at a press conference. huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
Sgt. Kevin McGee, who faced multiple internal affairs complaints, was a vocal opponent of Tonya Chapman, the first Black female police chief in the entire state of Virginia. huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
Current Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene told Portsmouth’s elected prosecutor in a text message that she’d “definitely have a conversation with” McGee. Then she let McGee bypass the elected prosecutor to bring charges. huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
“The majority of those officers don’t live in Portsmouth… So nobody is invested in the well-being of our community, they come here for a check… We’re being controlled by a hostile force.” — @DonScott757 huffpost.com/entry/portsmou…
With 19 defendants now charged — including a state senator, civil rights leaders, and Portsmouth public defenders — the court process is going to be a “fucking mess.” 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.” m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
Portsmouth police have confirmed charges against five additional defendants, so really it’s the Portsmouth 19 now. Rally taking place tonight:
Rally getting underway:
More coverage from @Adrienne_WAVY: wavy.com/news/local-new…
.@TerryMcAuliffe calls charges against @SenLouiseLucas “bogus” and said she was getting into “good trouble.”
“Folks, it is time to raise some heck.”
“Folks, it is time to raise some heck.”
Even more context on racism in the Portsmouth Police Department here:
“Let me just say, as we get through this spectacle — we’ve made international news — that we do have power to do something about it. We have an election coming up. Elections have consequences....” pilotonline.com/news/vp-nw-por…
"This is so conflicted, everybody was conflicted, they should drop the charges,” says @TerryMcAuliffe. 13newsnow.com/article/news/l…
