Violence-rattled Atlanta sees another spate of shootings

Authorities are still working to locate the gunman, who was driving a dark-colored vehicle.

A call to the apartment complex administration for comment on the incident was not returned Sunday.

In Buckhead in recent months, some residents and officials say they are on edge over a rise in crime and a lack of security. The area’s commercial corridors have been the scene of several shootings and an increase in nighttime street racing in recent months.

Officers found three shooting victims in the parking lot of the Home Depot in the 2500 block of Piedmont Road shortly before 8 p.m. May 15, 2021, police said in a statement. (Photo: Channel 2 Action News)

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Last fall, long-serving Atlanta City Council member Howard Shook told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that in past years he would normally get one or two calls a year from his Buckhead neighbors who were concerned about nearby gunfire.

“Now, it’s weekly,” Shook said. “Among many spikes and concerns about crime, this one’s the loudest on the decibel meter.”

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As police were responding to that shooting, another was taking place in south Atlanta, where a man was shot multiple times during an attempted carjacking on River Ridge Drive, police said.

Investigators said the victim, who was taken to a hospital in serious condition, appears to have been familiar with the suspect.

That shooting took place about a mile from a deadly shooting that took place on Lang Street on Friday evening. That incident was the city’s 48th homicide, an increase of at least 52% from the same time last year.

Early Sunday morning, police responded to another shooting with multiple victims at the Trap Music Museum, a music venue on Travis Street near the Georgia Tech campus. Three men and a woman were injured.

Investigators told Channel 2 Action News the victims were leaving the Trap Museum and going back to their cars around 3:40 a.m. when someone in a black Dodge Charger began shooting. The investigation is ongoing.

Stewart, of the English Avenue Neighborhood Association, lives just a few blocks from the venue and said it draws big crowds and that cars choke the narrow street until well into the early morning hours. He said the neighborhood association has spoken with Atlanta Police about the venue.

“It’s too many people and not enough police,” he said. “There is usually one officer there, but it’s packed on the weekend.”

The Trap Music Museum, which did not respond to an emailed request for comment, is a music-themed exhibit space with an adjoining “escape room.” But Stewart said it functions like a nightclub with late-night hours.

This weekend marked the first since the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that fully inoculated people no longer need to wear masks or socially distance in most indoor and outdoor locations unless it’s required by law or local businesses.

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The shootings also come as police and city leaders continue to strive to find solutions after last year’s dramatic rise in deadly crime.

At her May 4 press conference about the working group that will form recommendations to fight crime, the mayor touted several of the city’s recent public safety initiatives, including new license plate-reading cameras, enhanced police recruitment and a summer program that aims to give jobs to 1,000 young people.

Bottoms also announced at the press conference that she was naming interim police chief Rodney Bryant as permanent chief.

WHY IT MATTERS

A surge in violent crime in Atlanta has led to an outcry from rattled residents and business owners, and pressure is building on public officials to put the epidemic of violence at the forefront of their efforts. Buckhead residents and leaders have been particularly concerned about the dangerous trend, which has helped reignite a call for the neighborhood to form its own city.

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So while you're creating a hazardous material spill, for 5 gallons of gasoline and cause firefighters to have to work in...

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The GBI swiftly opened an investigation and soon the trio were charged with murder. Each was denied bond. Jury selection in their trial begins October 18.","_id":"3JPWTWF4PJHVJKHSYYFVVGNFB4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620760719344,"type":"text","content":"Pre-trial hearings in that case are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley will hear arguments on several motions, most notably the defense’s wish to submit 10 incidents of “prior bad acts” committed by Arbery.","_id":"LY4NNJRBENHZNGP6AH2FQLTARE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620761652493,"type":"text","content":"Two of those incidents led Arbery to plead guilty to felony charges.. 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The investigation centers on a Jan. 2 phone call to Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Trump pleaded with him to “find” enough votes to overturn his narrow defeat in the state.","_id":"SGY4TLKXPNEBJJHLD26ACOJGXE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328242,"type":"text","content":"Critics say Willis should focus on local cases.","_id":"JUC3MW2CABHJFKJ2LHGCI7OJMI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328243,"type":"text","content":"“I don’t get the option of looking the other way,” she said. “If someone came into this jurisdiction and interfered with our citizens’ right (to vote), I’m going to look at it.”","_id":"SBNZROOOTFEKFMYSVUV3LGY5DY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328244,"type":"text","content":"Willis declined to disclose any details about the investigation.","_id":"2E2TWP4HKVBXTCR3QUKN6DPF4Y","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"ZL2KK6CXCNDCZMDLX4NTAVIVH4","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/standoff-escalates-between-fulton-da-state-ag-over-police-prosecutions/DUJCBXHIPNBNHLL3TP4YDEPBJE/","content":"Standoff persists between Fulton DA, state AG over police prosecutions","_id":"OFKJYAOKGRAYNGDHL7G66S2PYM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328246,"type":"text","content":"It’s also unclear if her office will prosecute recently reinstated APD Officer Garrett Rolfe, charged by Willis’ predecessor with murder in the June 2020 shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.","_id":"G46PUWVPHVET5CQNIEW6PMXLXY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328247,"type":"text","content":"Willis sought recusal, saying Howard’s handling of the case created a conflict of interest. But Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a virtually unprecedented move, denied her attempt to withdraw, saying any conflicts are Howard’s alone.","_id":"3GB4SHZU3FGD7CY27ZV7HFV7ZY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328248,"type":"text","content":"A ruling on Willis’ recusal bid is expected soon from Fulton Superior Court Court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher.","_id":"BWJ4LPRQ3VDNNNLVHD24F2JZNI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328249,"type":"text","content":"“This is all extremely peculiar,” Willis said. “Judges aren’t usually in the business of telling a prosecutor whether they’re appropriate. 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And it has made things difficult for whoever ends up ultimately with that case.”","_id":"J6XHQGS4NRHPLPFVNN6X5SWYAY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328252,"type":"text","content":"Here was the DA’s take on a variety of other issues raised during the editorial board meeting:","_id":"G76MXILF2JF2JBS57J35RMLWAM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620413328253,"type":"text","content":"On dealing with Atlanta’ s “water boys,”: “We absolutely need these children to have something else to do. I do believe there are older teenagers and young adult who, for lack of a better word, are pimping them. They are utilizing them to commit acts of violence. 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The program, called “Shoot to Incapacitate,” is challenging decades of police orthodoxy around use of deadly force. Instead of teaching officers to always aim for available center mass of the body — usually the chest, upper torso and head — the training is giving them another option if they must fire their weapons in the line of duty.","_id":"COZPC7U4PNBMPGV6FG5L4OWNSU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620306294605,"type":"text","content":"The course is the first of its kind in Georgia and could well be a first in the nation. It teaches officers that in some instances where they are authorized to use deadly force, they have the option to aim for the pelvic region, abdomen, legs and arms of a person posing a threat. 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It comes as police officers across the country feel besieged by public scrutiny and second guessing unlike anything the profession has seen its history. Some LaGrange officers viewed the course initially with a dose of skepticism.","_id":"E2S3C2GGZJEILFA5H3Q2BQKU6E","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620325412990,"type":"text","content":"“To be honest, when Chief Dekmar called me and we sat down and talked about it, that was my first reaction,” said Sgt. Joshua Clower, the department’s training director. “I was like, ‘I don’t know about this.’”","_id":"ESJ2F7DL5BEVVAGXUFFMVT5EIQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620306294611,"type":"text","content":"Clower said he changed his mind as he researched the issue to develop the training. He looked at dozens of police shooting videos and consulted with medical experts. The training includes a classroom session that lasts more than an hour, with a discussion of how the technique could apply to several actual cases, including the 2017 shooting death of a Georgia Tech student armed only with a multi-tool. Officers also undergo subsequent firing range sessions where they walk through various scenarios where the technique can be deployed in the field.","_id":"424OS37MWVD7DFF6QKJOLZ5SUE","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"GUPIAZ2UUVGCRCSFXRF7M2DRPY","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/tech-officer-who-shot-killed-student-won-face-charges/Og73InPCgkjWKmxG5fye6O/","content":"From 2020: Ga. 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It doesn’t supplant the option to aim for the chest or head if a suspect has a gun or officers’ judgment deems those targets necessary to ensure safety for themselves or others.","_id":"J6P6N3E3A5BSNBCEJ3QRSN4OKQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620306294612,"type":"text","content":"After some initial reluctance and skepticism, the overall feedback has been positive in anonymous surveys by officers in the department who completed the training, Clower said.","_id":"NBARQ7SSKNH4BMANVAGTITYX5A","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620315087446,"type":"text","content":"“Our folks are going to question things that may not make sense,” he said.","owner":"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc","copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":"street_address":"LaGrange Police shooting range ","locality":"LaGrange","region":"GA","caption":"LaGrange police officer Michael Shaw, from left, and detectives Darrell Prichard, and Brian Brown run through a training session practicing the new technique. 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Some see Dekmar and his agency playing into the hands of activists and others pressuring police to reform in ways that could compromise the safety of officers or the general public. Some wonder if its stated goal of preserving life is realistic. Others see the training as the type of creative thinking that could hold promise, while still wanting more data before making a final judgment.","_id":"KIXQ4PNPDBDA3KUDBISYWBCQ4U","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620306294615,"type":"text","content":"Park City (Utah) Chief Wade Carpenter, who heads the International Association of Chiefs of Police firearms committee, was in Georgia recently to take measure of the new training. 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Last year, the agency leaders researched the issue and couldn’t find any other agency in the U.S. using the strategy. They developed their own protocol, and Dekmar approved the training and range procedures that were incorporated into the agency’s annual training that started in February.","_id":"MF77ZUM67BEENBMQPZZSZFQPIM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620315087461,"type":"text","content":"He said when the public calls police for help, they expect officers to show up with alternatives and knowledge of how to deal with a situation. His officers are trained for verbal de-escalation and crisis intervention methods, as well as less lethal options such as Tasers, 12-gauge beanbags, pepper balls and BolaWrap remote restraints. 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Even though the crime had occurred more than 70 years ago, Dekmar, who is white, believed its legacy still impacted the community’s view of his agency and its officers. As president of IACP in 2017 and 2018, he urged other police leaders to repair the broken trust with minorities in their communities. He also called for an improvement in policies and training to handle mentally ill people.","_id":"HLD2DEFSSJGSNDO63NPHQN7H7I","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620315087463,"type":"text","content":"‘Definitely doable’","_id":"A75PHLTAKRFJ7EING6AXW3AHSI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620315087464,"type":"text","content":"At the range training last week, Sgt. 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In most cases, the bullets struck the green area that marked the pelvis and thigh areas, which the training emphasizes because they carry more mass than the arms and lower legs.","_id":"UUNJNIRCO5BFXFE5FP7FTMNXAU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620327783173,"type":"text","content":"In one scenario, at close range, the officers were told to aim for the red area because the close proximity of their suspect placed the officers at increased risk.","_id":"7TXMIPEGEVGD7H2WOMKZPLHJNE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620315087467,"type":"text","content":"Corporal Robbie Hall said the training went better than he expected. He said there has been concern among some colleagues that the technique won’t work or will place officers at risk. The training, he said, offers another option if use of force is necessary. 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LoRusso said the city blocked Shields, now the police chief in Louisville, Kentucky, from testifying at Rolfe’s hearing.","_id":"DKFILICWVZHS5OTDEPJS6GJJ3Q","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929393,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe, part of the DUI Task Force at the time, was called to the Wendy’s on University Avenue after Brosnan found Brooks asleep in car while waiting in the drive-through line.","_id":"FFDYY5CHSREYNPP2EFMUCCBOOM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496135,"type":"text","content":"Officers talked with Brooks for more than 40 minutes before administering a breathalyzer test, the results of which showed he was above the legal limit by 35%.","_id":"DSR53ONSAJFG3O37R5K7J5X7MY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496136,"type":"text","content":"“I think you’ve had too much to drink to be driving,” said Rolfe; the encounter was captured on body camera footage. “Put your hands behind your back for me.”","_id":"FTXWP46FSNGPVLIGEZPFHJZBUI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496137,"type":"text","content":"After being told he was under arrest for suspected drunk driving, Brooks fought back as Rolfe attempted to handcuff him. In the ensuing struggle, Brooks forcibly struck Brosnan; doctors at Grady Memorial Hospital would later determine Brosnan suffered a concussion.","_id":"APHXIG4X25BFDMDMG376ZSCMBU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496138,"type":"text","content":"Brooks grabbed Brosnan’s Taser during the struggle and aimed it as Rolfe, who fired three shots, striking Brooks twice.","_id":"SYUDJH4FONDYVK26Q6JK3KNTVY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929394,"type":"text","content":"Five days after the shooting, then Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard charged Rolfe with 11 criminal counts, including felony murder. 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Last year was a historically deadly one in Atlanta, as authorities investigated 157 homicides, the most since 1996. Homicides are up 60 percent over this time last year. Victims include 15-year-old Diamond Johnson, shot to death over the weekend across the street from Maynard Jackson High School.","_id":"HDBWTTL2KJHITMC5CBV34PCMP4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496145,"type":"text","content":"“If there’s more we can do, I’m asking this working group to give us recommendations,” Bottoms said of the newly formed committee. Group members, who have not been named, are to provide feedback in the next 30 to 45 days.","_id":"Q4WS6EPZ5JGWVB4Y2LKMJAGJAY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929401,"type":"text","content":"“Creating another committee isn’t going to fix the problem,” Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters Wednesday.","_id":"KUZ6F3QEBRCELMEHJQDWBXZ4L4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929402,"type":"text","content":"He also disputed Bottoms’ claim that the spike in crime can be attributed to state’s lax gun laws, saying those same laws have been in place for years, including periods where crime in Atlanta declined.","_id":"JA2KFLD6BZCW3GJU7ZCM6MABQU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929403,"type":"text","content":"“That’s ridiculous,” the governor said. “That has nothing to do with the problems we’re seeing in Atlanta. People are fed up with this. Literally every day people are telling me they’re scared to send their children or spouse to the gas station, to the mall. People are at wit’s end.”","_id":"PVRPCBAB4BF4HCRTCJHGMMT5RY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620259496149,"type":"text","content":"Bottoms has repeatedly blamed coronavirus for the city’s surging crime rate, saying in her recent State of the City address that “Atlanta will get to the other side of this COVID crime wave.”","_id":"NAD6GCZTDJEDFCVW7E5BMN7EFQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929404,"type":"text","content":"Her predecessor, Kasim Reed, said in a radio interview last week that the city’s “level of crime and violence is wholly unacceptable” and was “not COVID-driven.”","_id":"YF6F4A24TZE7PEUECMRWRYE6O4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929405,"type":"text","content":"Protesters gathered outside City Hall late Wednesday.","_id":"SPWC7WT2CRHI5CVKPP5WMDT2EI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620253166146,"type":"text","content":"“If you, or you, or you murdered someone there would be accountability,” said Hannah Joy of the group Promote Positivity. “But when it comes to police, the leaders who exist in this building are going a different direction.”","_id":"2FFYDPKVM5HNPHS4WBJ3QNTD6I","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620253166147,"type":"text","content":"Though reinstated, Rolfe will not be back on the streets or anywhere near APD headquarters. Conditions of his bond prohibit him from possessing a firearm or having any contact with other officers. In a statement, Atlanta police said Rolfe will be placed on administrative leave.","_id":"MYPUT6YG5RBQNNEI3F7YZ6VKXE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929407,"type":"text","content":"“It is important to note that the CSB did not make a determination as to whether officer Rolfe violated Atlanta Police Department policies,” the statement read. “In light of the CSB’s rulings, APD will conduct an assessment to determine if additional investigative actions are needed.”","_id":"VNCPFTTJFFHELDIXV76P77Q64E","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929408,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe will receive back pay for the last 11 months and his salary will be the same as it was before his dismissal, said LoRusso.","_id":"OFNSOVDFG5CJ5FSJOEJ4HHTJVE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620253166150,"type":"text","content":"But it’s somewhat of a hollow victory. Rolfe, who has received multiple death threats and has essentially spent the last year in hiding, wonders if he’ll ever truly get to work as cop again, his attorney said.","_id":"RIM3ME4OMJB3FMY7QJKL6UWXDA","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929410,"type":"text","content":"“Obviously it would be dangerous for him to be on the streets,” LoRusso said. “He can’t even work in a traditional job, in a store or something like that, out of concern for his safety.”","_id":"SZY347JXQVAJJGUNUAEAUEJG4M","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929411,"type":"text","content":"Lo Russo said Rolfe is among those concerned his reinstatement may lead to the kind of unrest that followed Brooks’ death.","_id":"ASU3TLGHTNBD3NGQWTGBFIAEAY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929412,"type":"text","content":"“He loves this city,” LoRusso said of his client.","_id":"EYN5O5RXINDEFLXB74KK6N2YAY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620253166154,"type":"text","content":"Staff writers Henri Hollis and Greg Bluestein contributed to this article.","_id":"7F7VNFAKY5CI7KF4HODCSJW544","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929413,"type":"text","content":"STORY SO FAR:","_id":"YFIHCR63L5DKDIIHZI77B66TUE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620248929414,"type":"text","content":"In June 2020, Atlanta Police Department Officer Garrett Rolfe fatally shot suspected drunk driver Rayshard Brooks after Brooks forcibly resisted arrest, striking an officer hard enough to cause a concussion and seizing an officer’s Taser and aiming it at Rolfe, who then fired. Rolfe was swiftly terminated from employment and charged with felony murder and other charges. In April, Rolfe appeared before the city’s Civil Service Board seeking reinstatement. The board announced Wednesday it ruled in Rolfe’s favor, saying the city had denied the officer due process. Rolfe has been placed on administrative leave by the city; the reinstatement order does not return him to active duty."],"display_date":"2021-05-05T23:26:16.262Z","headlines":"basic":"Atlanta criticized as police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks is reinstated","first_publish_date":"2021-05-05T23:26:16.262Z","taxonomy":{"sections":["path":"/news/crime","parent":"default":"/news","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/news","name":"Crime & Public Safety","description":"Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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Rolfe, said the board, was not afforded his right to due process. Atlanta police said in a statement that Rolfe will be placed on administrative leave.","_id":"CQXVDS3I2VBXFFJB5FON2M37QU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265157,"type":"text","content":"“Right now, Officer Rolfe has received more justice than the family of Rayshard Brooks,” Stewart said.","_id":"EHVIMQZEKVAVBDI6OGU5LNGNDY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265158,"type":"text","content":"MORE: Read the Civil Service Board ruling reinstating Garrett Rolfe","_id":"5VZIUD6WP5A4NGTMASREXFF6IQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265159,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe was fired last June one day after he shot Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot. 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Howard’s successor, Fani Willis, has sought to recuse her office from prosecuting the case, citing a conflict due to her predecessor’s handling of the investigation.","_id":"6MPF234V5REHTD65N7XXIOQXVU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265162,"type":"text","content":"Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr denied Willis’ request, and a judge has yet to rule who should handle the prosecution, if it moves forward at all.","_id":"KY4G7GPWVJFPXC6AMFTGNITD3I","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265163,"type":"text","content":"“It appears Rayshard Brooks’ life really didn’t matter, and the world has moved on,” Stewart said.","_id":"OWB2OWST2VCD7H23I7DIIUQEXQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265164,"type":"text","content":"Stewart and his co-counsel Justin Miller questioned the city’s commitment to justice.","_id":"RBCYBNVHFND2TIYMJ6RPD42UUM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620242888609,"type":"text","content":"“The city, the police department and the DA’s office are not really serious about civil rights,” Miller said.","_id":"MVCJ2GBYZNEJPLMFNDORIABJHU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620242888610,"type":"text","content":"In a statement, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms defended the decision to fire Rolfe.","_id":"TZCYMMLD7FCG3GRE2YC4IGW7J4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620242888611,"type":"text","content":"“Given the volatile state of our city and nation last summer, the decision to terminate this officer, after he fatally shot Mr. Brooks in the back, was the right thing to do,” she said. “Had immediate action not been taken, I firmly believe that the public safety crisis we experienced during that time would have been significantly worse.”","_id":"ZZ4QWRBKRFARRDULCHPQV6JBAY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265167,"type":"text","content":"Brooks’ family reacted to the news about Rolfe’s reinstatement with “disappointment and confusion,” Miller said.","_id":"JQETDHFRVFH2VFX2J744IWFI7A","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265168,"type":"text","content":"Stewart noted the mistakes made in Rolfe’s dismissal mirrored those in another case involving two officers fired for their role in the aggressive arrests of two college students during last summer’s protests in downtown Atlanta. In February, the Civil Service Board reinstated officers Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter, who still face a variety of criminal charges, including aggravated assault and simple battery.","_id":"GTVUOYLRERAUVF6G2BJZJ6KV5M","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265169,"type":"text","content":"“This was really procedural,” Stewart said. “And the procedures were not followed.”","_id":"LFQLHDAGGZBZXHHRCVCEOHHHYA","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265170,"type":"text","content":"“It’s the same feeling of limbo and being ignored that we have in the criminal case and the civil case,” he continued. “It is a pattern of being ignored.”","_id":"NZLN3NFJQZG6BET2OZTCLYKEQI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620238265171,"type":"text","content":"
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In fact, he won’t actually be allowed to return to work, as his bond prevents him from possessing a firearm or being around other officers, said attorney Lance LoRusso, who represented the 28-year-old officer in front of the Civil Service Board. Rolfe will receive back pay for his time away from the department and will be compensated at the same rate as he was before his dismissal.","_id":"IUVTA25CWVDUZIWWEIKPTE3YIA","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926532,"type":"text","content":"In a statement, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed Rolfe will be placed on administrative leave.","_id":"PQEDCIXPRJDIXFU42FUEXN52JE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926533,"type":"text","content":"“The Civil Service Board (CSB) has reversed the termination of officer Garrett Rolfe only on the basis that they were not done in accordance with the Atlanta City Code,” read the statement. “It is important to note that the CSB did not make a determination as to whether officer Rolfe violated Atlanta Police Department policies. In light of the CSB’s rulings, APD will conduct an assessment to determine if additional investigative actions are needed.”","_id":"EN3L3WDDQFFNXGM3RQOTZJKV3E","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926534,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe was fired last June one day after he shot Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot. A scuffle followed after Brooks struck the other officer on the scene, Devin Brosnan, hard enough to cause a concussion, grabbed his Taser and aimed it at Rolfe, who then fired as he ran from the scene.","_id":"AM6G2Q64NNBW7FXJDLVHBEIODQ","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"FLZWCHUPUJBEHK742Z7DYBCAWM","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/rayshard-brooks-death-shines-light-on-civilians-killed-by-atlanta-cops/55E6WSDANNHGFELGDR7C6BXY5Q/","content":"Rayshard Brooks’ death brought issues of race, police use of force to forefront","_id":"JRFPTH536RCOXBY6PEUFYL2WPQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620226137362,"type":"text","content":"Brooks’ death led to widespread unrest in the city; the Wendy’s was torched and later razed. Activists opposed to Rolfe’s reinstatement have planned a protest for 5 p.m. outside Atlanta City Hall.","_id":"7HX2R2VN3NAV5GNMBYVEWS6P44","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926537,"type":"text","content":"LoRusso said Rolfe is concerned his return to the force will lead to more division.","_id":"JLSYSHDEGBGPXFWLPSKTC2UNIE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926538,"type":"text","content":"“He loves this city,” LoRusso said.","_id":"N6EZLO7A6NEM3PHP2IWFHEKNWU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926539,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe, said his attorney, has received several death threats and has essentially been in hiding since last summer.","_id":"YCSHIU57OBHF7EXZ3Y4K5BXJCA","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926540,"type":"text","content":"Though he got his job back, he wonders if he’ll ever truly get to be a cop again, LoRusso said.","_id":"TXLBNCNKJFHORKKIKOIVB4PZYE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926541,"type":"text","content":"“Obviously it would be dangerous for him to be on the streets,” he said. “He can’t even work in a traditional job, in a store or something like that, out of concern for his safety.”","_id":"RLOE27JNQ5GL3IOHLIZ2NVVQMU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620239467077,"type":"text","content":"In a statement, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms defended her decision to immediately fire Rolfe.","_id":"7EQWR62QOFDEFJDSVULNRUCGAE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620239467078,"type":"text","content":"“Given the volatile state of our city and nation last summer, the decision to terminate this officer, after he fatally shot Mr. Brooks in the back, was the right thing to do,” she said. “Had immediate action not been taken, I firmly believe that the public safety crisis we experienced during that time would have been significantly worse.”","_id":"6CWH4I532JC6TIHJKCILBNDKPM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620241833516,"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp expressed support for the Civil Service Board’s ruling, saying, “Police, and everybody, deserve due process.”","_id":"NGIWXJUV4VDW7FM3RJ76AJXGW4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620226137363,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe was charged with felony murder within a week of Brooks’ death by former Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. Brosnan, who wasn’t fired, faces lesser charges including aggravated assault.","_id":"Y2QDJXJ5GZCL5LKXKW3VNAOJDQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926544,"type":"text","content":"That case remains in limbo, however, as Howard’s successor, Fani Willis, has sought to recuse her office. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr denied Willis’ recusal, and a judge has yet to decide what happens next.","_id":"QSXV2H4HCFAPVCAHPSYIMT3FTQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926545,"type":"text","content":"At Rolfe’s hearing two weeks ago, LoRusso argued his client was dismissed “without a proper investigation” by the city. It was revealed that then-Atlanta police chief Erika Shields did not sign Rolfe’s dismissal form. She stepped down as chief that same day, eventually resigning. Assistant Chief Todd Coyt signed the dismissal form in Shields’ place.","_id":"UEFG2IQO6ZA3DASI5GMENOPNZM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926546,"type":"text","content":"Coyt told the board he believed Rolfe and Brosnan “acted accordingly and … were trying to show compassion and did everything they could to calm the situation down.”","_id":"UCSCP2FGIREEXE6FZW3Q2KLGXY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926547,"type":"text","content":"But Bottoms was unequivocal, telling reporters the circumstances of Brooks’ death required immediate action.","_id":"YN5JZ5EEEZA2NDXHRUFUQF4NDQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926548,"type":"text","content":"“It is clear that we do not have another day, another minute, another hour to waste,” she said at the time.","_id":"5SLIP3N2NFA5XAP46JPYJDX4FU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926549,"type":"text","content":"That left Rolfe with no time to offer a defense, LoRusso argued. APD Sgt. William Dean, an internal affairs investigator, testified that Rolfe’s hearing was scheduled to accommodate a 5 p.m. press conference by the mayor announcing Rolfe’s termination.","_id":"S3DCOCMR2FCPJJE4J67B7XC33U","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926550,"type":"text","content":"Rolfe testified he didn’t find out about his “employee response hearing” until 3:45 p.m. He was more than an hour outside the city at the time and said he feared for his safety, as video of Brooks’ shooting had been widely circulated.","_id":"FCFVCRK5C5F7FG2NAOAQ42VESI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926551,"type":"text","content":"The city’s hasty response was necessary, said its attorney, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy. City policy allows for dismissal when an officer’s presence “impairs the effectiveness of others,” she said.","_id":"EP7FFMOPVVB35IF5IHNICLEB74","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926552,"type":"text","content":"“Keeping (Rolfe) active would’ve been extremely disruptive,” Lawrence-Hardy said.","_id":"422EYVTZEZFYFG5VYE4CQ4I7HE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926553,"type":"text","content":"In February, the Civil Service Board reinstated officers Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter, who were fired last June after video surfaced showing them deploying Tasers on two college students during last summer’s protests in downtown Atlanta. The veteran officers face a variety of criminal charges, including aggravated assault and simple battery.","_id":"QSODBDKEMFH5RBNNU7Q3ZCJOLI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620236926554,"type":"text","content":"Return for updates."],"display_date":"2021-05-05T14:12:14.771Z","headlines":"basic":"Fired Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks reinstated","first_publish_date":"2021-05-05T14:12:14.771Z","taxonomy":{"sections":["path":"/news/crime","parent":"default":"/news","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/news","name":"Crime & Public Safety","description":"Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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He is wanted on three counts of aggravated assault and single counts each of criminal damage to property and possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime.","_id":"Z3IX5HVM2BG3FKTUMLM5A75DNU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620220518295,"type":"text","content":"Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Investigator Andrinne Roop at [email protected] or 678-625-1465.","_id":"4RIP2L7SFVFTDDY252KP27QQ7Y","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620220518296,"type":"text","content":"— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates."],"display_date":"2021-05-05T13:18:48.031Z","headlines":"basic":"Suspect, 20, sought in shooting of 70-year-old Covington woman","first_publish_date":"2021-05-05T13:18:48.031Z","taxonomy":{"sections":["path":"/news","parent":"default":"https://www.ajc.com/","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"https://www.ajc.com/","name":"News","description":"Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles - Atlanta Journal-Constitution","_id":"/news","additional_properties":"original":"parent":"AmpNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","default":"https://www.ajc.com/","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":"https://www.ajc.com/","SectionMap":"https://www.ajc.com/","LoggedOutMenu":null,"MainMenuRedesign2021":"https://www.ajc.com/","TopNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","TopicsBar":null,"ComposerNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","site": Top News Page","navigation":"nav_title":"News","inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"News","Sponsor":"sponsor_url_open_new_tab":"true","sponsor_desktop_banner":"","sponsor_mobile_banner":"","sponsor_url":"","_id":"/news","ancestors":"AmpNav":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"default":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"BottomNav":[],"TopNavRedesign":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"SectionMap":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"LoggedOutMenu":[],"MainMenuRedesign2021":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"TopicsBar":[],"order":"AmpNav":1001,"default":1001,"TopNavRedesign":1001,"SectionMap":1015,"MainMenuRedesign2021":1001,"TopNav":1001,"ComposerNav":1142,"_website_section_id":"ajc./news","type":"section","version":"0.6.0","path":"/news/crime","parent":"default":"/news","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/news","name":"Crime & Public Safety","description":"Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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He would later receive his bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in criminal justice and a master’s in administration from Central Michigan University. That put him on an executive track, and Bryant advanced all the way to assistant chief in 2017.","_id":"YXPOOYNNSZC3JGLKP42OKI5NXE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620166013171,"type":"text","content":"He succeeded Shields under trying circumstances. The night before his interim appointment, Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe shot Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot following a scuffle where Brooks struck an officer hard enough to cause a concussion, grabbed his Taser and aimed it at Rolfe, who then fired. Brooks’ death led to widespread unrest in the city; the Wendy’s was torched and later razed. 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The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting at the request of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred during the execution of a search warrant in the 12000 Block of U.S. Highway 17 at ~ 4:51 a.m. pic.twitter.com/O6drjDKX9E

— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) May 4, 2021

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No deputies were injured in the shootout.","_id":"SBM6CLA6AVAM3P7DKGJ5QBMNF4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620137024268,"type":"text","content":"Tuesday’s incident is the 27th police shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate this year and the 12th that resulted in a fatality, according to state records.","_id":"XNBYEN46WJCBLEWXAVGTLXRJYI","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"6NGHAVAVKVCENNWE6ACWDJ5SAU","type":"raw_html","content":"","_id":"HDLVBUZYFRBDPCQKB5GNDOWHCQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620136545967,"type":"text","content":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also tracks officer-involved shootings that don’t involve the GBI, and those numbers sometimes differ from the GBI’s tally.","_id":"6NR64NHVU5AXPFOL5SCVKMACY4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620159084171,"type":"text","content":"Once the GBI’s investigation into the shooting is complete, the agency’s findings will be turned over to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office."],"display_date":"2021-05-04T20:14:04.195Z","headlines":"basic":"GBI: Woman killed, man injured in shootout with South Georgia deputies","first_publish_date":"2021-05-04T14:07:08.956Z","taxonomy":{"sections":["path":"/news","parent":"default":"https://www.ajc.com/","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"https://www.ajc.com/","name":"News","description":"Atlanta Georgia News main page: Breaking News, Atlanta Weather Forecast, Crime, Politics, GA Schools, Local Articles - Atlanta Journal-Constitution","_id":"/news","additional_properties":"original":"parent":"AmpNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","default":"https://www.ajc.com/","BottomNav":null,"TopNavRedesign":"https://www.ajc.com/","SectionMap":"https://www.ajc.com/","LoggedOutMenu":null,"MainMenuRedesign2021":"https://www.ajc.com/","TopNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","TopicsBar":null,"ComposerNav":"https://www.ajc.com/","site": Top News Page","navigation":"nav_title":"News","inactive":false,"node_type":"section","_website":"ajc","name":"News","Sponsor":"sponsor_url_open_new_tab":"true","sponsor_desktop_banner":"","sponsor_mobile_banner":"","sponsor_url":"","_id":"/news","ancestors":"AmpNav":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"default":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"BottomNav":[],"TopNavRedesign":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"SectionMap":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"LoggedOutMenu":[],"MainMenuRedesign2021":["https://www.ajc.com/"],"TopicsBar":[],"order":"AmpNav":1001,"default":1001,"TopNavRedesign":1001,"SectionMap":1015,"MainMenuRedesign2021":1001,"TopNav":1001,"ComposerNav":1142,"_website_section_id":"ajc./news","type":"section","version":"0.6.0","path":"/news/crime","parent":"default":"/news","_website":"ajc","parent_id":"/news","name":"Crime & Public Safety","description":"Crime in Atlanta: News and issues about crime, criminals, police and personal security in metro Atlanta. 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Authorities were called to the Quality Inn Hotel along Venture Parkway about 5:45 p.m.","_id":"57TLNTXX7BCFDNM2MHQZQ4Y3YI","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620144262742,"type":"text","content":"“The fire department attempted to revive the child but (was) unsuccessful,” Gwinnett police said in a news release. “The child had several bruises on the cheeks with finger and fingernail impressions, a swollen eye, swollen forehead and bruises on the body.”","_id":"EUIDXTEVQJECZFKDQ2GRSYI6SQ","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"W2RC7GF2A5CHTLUFGF72EUTJTM","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/police-babysitter-broke-9-month-olds-femur-in-half-caused-his-death/SAW3NTYRKRCLPGEKBAD6PAZIOM/","content":"Police: Babysitter broke 9-month-old’s femur in half, caused his death","_id":"NS3E5DD2KJCPLEGFNU52NV2TIY","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620144262743,"type":"text","content":"According to investigators, Malik Kyhree Kennedy, 24, had been watching his girlfriend’s daughter that afternoon while her mother worked.","_id":"5YY5SW4CDBCCLFN2R6DHDJOI7Y","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620144262744,"type":"text","content":"An autopsy conducted the following day determined the child suffered an injury to the back of her head, police said, and her death was ruled a homicide. Kennedy is charged with felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children. He is being held at the Gwinnett County Jail without bond.","_id":"SFPXC5F2TBBR5HHJKLSUTHFKKQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620144262745,"type":"text","content":"Kennedy is the latest metro Atlanta caregiver to be charged with murder in the death of a child he was supposed to be looking after.","_id":"PRUF55EFWBFORBS2W7FJQW7D6U","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620149246707,"type":"text","content":"Earlier this month, Dehaven Johnson, 28, was arrested after authorities accused him of breaking the femur of a 9-month-old boy while watching him at his Sandy Springs apartment. The boy later died.","_id":"RFBF2JL5PJAKVC25T3KHOCGYKQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620149246708,"type":"text","content":"Jelani Williams’ mother dropped him off with a former roommate March 31, investigators said. Police said the boy’s femur was broken in half and that he had bruising on his forehead and back. Jelani died after being taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.","_id":"UBNBM7SSSRHAVH3DEH52BZ6ZF4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620149246709,"type":"text","content":"In December, a babysitter allegedly beat a 2-year-old to death in Sandy Springs. And in February, an in-home day care owner in Dunwoody was charged with murder after a 4-month-old in her care died, according to police.","_id":"4TT5EAYZQ5HIRMZGJWB2B3MVXU","additional_properties":"comments":[],"_id":"DELSKEBB4FH6NHZTROUHHRTG3U","type":"interstitial_link","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-babysitter-arrested-in-beating-death-of-sandy-springs-toddler/Z6VBH7F5HZDHBJJSTPM7R54YUM/","content":"‘Horrible nightmare’: Babysitter arrested in beating death of Sandy Springs toddler","_id":"6GIGK4Q5BJH53HQJBQGJQL5AJU","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620149246711,"type":"text","content":"Kyles’ death is still being investigated, and anyone with information is asked to contact Gwinnett detectives at 770-513-5300. 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Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis said the indictments of the suspected Bloods members, which she called “unprecedented” in its scope, will be the first of several to come targeting street gangs.","_id":"VEOL5G2JYZB3PFFK3OMZWHHU7Y","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393682,"type":"text","content":"The indictment is the product of a beefed-up gang unit, aided by two of Willis’ big-name recruits, Mike Carlson, an expert on organized crime law, and RICO specialist John Floyd. They teamed with lead gang unit prosecutor Cara Convery to put together a comprehensive set of charges ranging from theft to aggravated assault to weapons violations.","_id":"VZTKRBX3YBAHBBMTCIQ2HPK6IM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620338190076,"type":"text","content":"They constitute a “pattern of racketeering activity” in that the acts were committed “in furtherance of one or more incidents, schemes, or transactions that had the same or similar intents, results, accomplices, victims, or methods of commission or otherwise were interrelated by distinguishing characteristics,” the indictment states.","_id":"GOR2F6JHWFC7PNYJ576KOURS2A","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620338190077,"type":"text","content":"Willis said RICO provides prosecutors with an opportunity to “paint the big picture.”","_id":"LZ7FHUNO3VH5DEVW2K4L3XIIAE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393683,"type":"text","content":"“I’m very comfortable with using RICO,” she said. “I will be using this mechanism throughout my tenure.”","_id":"OXD2GE3UJFGVDN7EANVU6VKB5U","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620325591478,"type":"text","content":"Many of the counts appear, on the surface, to be somewhat innocuous. But prosecutors say an important element to their case is proving the defendants are aligned with or are members of the Bloods.","_id":"BAKJQ5YOVJAKLON5UJ35Y65GT4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393687,"type":"text","content":"Social media became a useful tool to that end. Defendant Artez Carter, aka “Tez,” posted a picture of himself posing with multiple alleged Blood gang associates “displaying Blood gang hand signs and firearms,” the indictment claims.","_id":"SDOQ42IUTFGDXFRYAPWRJX7KOM","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393688,"type":"text","content":"Another of the alleged gang members named in the indictment, Dereck Adams also known as “Drip,” posted a picture of himself wearing a “YFN” pendant necklace with other purported Blood gang associates, one of whom formed his hand in the shape of a pistol and pointed it at the camera. Underneath, the caption reads, “The Opps They Know Where we At It Ain’t Like We Hiding.” Prosecutors say this is proof of gang affiliation.","_id":"QXFJ3AGUOJE4FHSJJM4FUDJDUE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393681,"type":"text","content":"In Bennett’s case, prosecutors cite a video in which the rapper appears with a handgun and makes an allegedly threatening statement that, according to prosecutors, “demonstrates an association with the enterprise and enhances the successful and intimidating reputation of the enterprise.”","_id":"LZ7FHUNO3VH5DEVW2K4L3XIIAE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393683,"type":"text","content":"“I think that it sends a significant message, a profound message that regardless of your status that the City of Atlanta and Fulton County in partnership is coming after you if you violate the crimes in our county, in our city,” Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said.","_id":"OXD2GE3UJFGVDN7EANVU6VKB5U","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620325591478,"type":"text","content":"Bennett, 29 is best known for his songs “Key to the Streets” and “Everyday We Lit.” Bennett faces a slew of new charges, including an assault charge for a 2020 incident in which he allegedly choked a man and encouraged his beating because he played music associated with a rival gang. The rapper’s attorney, Drew Findling, told Channel 2 Action News, his client does not belong to any gang.","_id":"H2MJSK2IW5CIRPZPKUBYXAYD24","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393680,"type":"text","content":"“What he is is an internationally recognized musical artist that is a triple platinum winner, that has performed all over the United States and all over the world,” Findling said. “His First Amendment right to musically express himself is no different than the famous rock song ‘I Shot the Sheriff.’ It’s not criminal activity.”","_id":"QXFJ3AGUOJE4FHSJJM4FUDJDUE","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393681,"type":"text","content":"Local subsets of the Bloods targeted by prosecutors included the Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods, Atlanta Blood Gang and the Bloodhounds/13th Avenue. While the Bloods were formed in Los Angeles they have affiliates across the country.","_id":"O73YOOH3GBF4TO3BOHHS4LA3GQ","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393685,"type":"text","content":"The investigation that produced the indictments followed more than six months of investigation and involved the DA’s office, the GBI, Atlanta police and the Fulton sheriff’s office. Rebuilding relationships with state and local law enforcement agencies was crucial, Willis said.","_id":"WTCAEJHM4FBHXEHSVSNKQG2XHA","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393686,"type":"text","content":"For instance, her predecessor was denied access to recordings of phone calls placed inside jails from one gang member to another. Those calls were key to building the case against the Bloods, said Willis, who, along with new Fulton Sheriff Pat Labat, took office in January.","_id":"IYCDVJY5HNC75FTZCZJ5H6SE5E","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393689,"type":"text","content":"Ken Howard, special agent in charge of the GBI’s Gang Task Force, estimated anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of crimes committed in the state have at least some gang connection.","_id":"4LGO5L3XOZEFFDB5JS3D23NJT4","additional_properties":"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1620333393690,"type":"text","content":"
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Manhunt In Progress For Escapee From Riverdale Road And Norman Blvd Area. SHERIFF VICTOR HILL https://t.co/jFHM1i4FNT

— SheriffVictorHill (@SheriffVHill) April 30, 2021

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