LA - Officer fatally shoots Alton Sterling outside store, Baton Rouge, 2016

[DatelineFan]

Im honestly not trying to make light, but in Louisiana, people honestly drink at almost all gatherings. I am from here and still am surprised how many kids parties have alcohol for the adults. Like, a lot of alcohol. Drinking out there would be normal. Hopefully, it remains sociable and not violent.

Wow! I always learn something new here.

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[DatelineFan]

I have really mixed feelings about protests. As I catch up here, I'm even more ambivalent. There needs to be some action and awareness, but when you get some bad apples in there, people want to put it on an entire movement. In this case, BLM, which, overall, is peaceful. Every single group of people in the world will have some who are there for the wrong reasons or up to no good.

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[DatelineFan]

http://theadvocate.com/news/police/...-to-confrontational-when-marchers-try-to-walk

After Dallas how does throwing chunks of concrete at officers help your cause? I'm a cop these days damn straight I am going to 'militarize' my outfit...

This is exactly what I'm talking about in my last post. It's terrible.

 

[bluesneakers]

I was checking for news about Michael Noel and found this article:

Before Alton Sterling, Louisiana police killed mentally ill black father Michael Noel — and 37 others since 2015

Louisiana has seen a series of these shootings in recent months. Since 2015, Louisiana police have killed at least 38 people.

Several months before Sterling was killed, another shocking shooting took place in Louisiana, yet this attack has not gotten very much press coverage.

On the evening of Dec. 22, 2015, two sheriff’s deputies killed Michael Noel, a mentally disabled black 32-year-old father, in St. Martinville, a town roughly 60 miles southwest of Baton Rouge.

...

As of July 7, police in Louisiana have killed 11 people so far this year. Officers killed another 27 people in 2015.

This is according to data collected by The Guardian. The newspaper launched The Counted project in 2015, in response to widespread civil rights protests against police brutality. The project documents police killings in the U.S., including data on the location, race and gender of victims, and whether or not they were armed.

Of the 11 people killed in Louisiana this year, seven were black, three were white and the race of the other victim is unknown. Ten were male, and one was female.

Roughly one-third of the population of Louisiana is black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, while two-thirds of people killed by police so far this year have been black.

More...

Michael Noel's case in particular is a perfect example of how police officers are not trained to be mental health workers. Heartbreaking.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

Louisiana SCLC leader suspended after calling for boycott

http://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-sclc-leader-suspended-after-calling-for-boycott

A statement from Steele says the call for a boycott sensationalized the death of Alton Sterling in order to play to the media “without clear motives or intentions.”

 

[scmom]

Louisiana SCLC leader suspended after calling for boycott

http://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-sclc-leader-suspended-after-calling-for-boycott

A statement from Steele says the call for a boycott sensationalized the death of Alton Sterling in order to play to the media “without clear motives or intentions.”

Oopsie.

 

[bluesneakers]

Is there a thread for this man? I can't find one and it's a pita to start a new one on my phone.

"Police Shoot Autistic Man's Caretaker as He Lies in Street"

Thanks:

 

[SweetCaroline]

Couldn't find one. I'll start it.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

Alton Sterling autopsy report sealed by feds

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/08/alton_sterling_autopsy_report.html#incart_river_home_pop

 

[arkansasmimi]

A review of court records by Heavy shows that Sterling was well known to Baton Rouge police, although the two officers involved in the shooting — Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II — are not mentioned in documents pertaining to Sterling. You can read all of Sterling’s Baton Rouge criminal case details here:

http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/alton...ke-shot-charges-video-youtube-facebook-watch/

*scribd doc scan

Records show that Sterling was a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record that included convictions for weapons offenses, confrontations with police officers, property crimes, and domestic violence and other batteries. You can read court records pertaining to Sterling at the top of this post.

Here’s what we know about his criminal history:

Summary of Offenses
The documents in Sterling’s Baton Rouge court file show Sterling was accused of these offenses (some are convictions, some only arrests, some were dismissed and a few are traffic matters. The dates represent date of offense):

Simple battery (dismissed) (Nov. 24, 1996)
Simple battery – dismissed (Oct. 28, 1997)
Simple burglary of inhabited dwelling (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant
Felony theft (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant
Simple burglary (amended to illegal possession of stolen things – guilty plea) (May 24, 2005)
Aggravated battery (amended to simple battery – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)
Simple criminal damage to property – guilty plea (March 6, 2006)
Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling (amended to disturbing the peace – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)
Expired driver’s license (March 21, 2008)
Driver’s license issue (hard to read document) (2008)
Domestic abuse battery – pleaded guilty (March 31, 2008)
Illegal carrying weapons with controlled dangerous substance – pleaded guilty (May 29, 2009)
Felon in possession of a firearm – dismissed (May 29, 2009)
Contempt of court – (Aug. 10, 2009) – Guilty plea
Fail to use seat belt (Feb. 5, 2014)
Fail to renew registration (Feb. 5, 2014)
Failure to comply with sex offender registration (Aug. 11, 2015) – Forfeiture
Possession of a schedule 1 drug, (April4-5, 2016) – no conclusion
Possession of marijuana first offense. (April 5, 2016) – no conclusion

Arrest – probable cause affidavits:
Trespassing (Aug. 25, 1996)
Damage to property (2 counts) (Aug. 25, 1996)
Criminal mischief (Aug. 25, 1996)
Illegally possess weapon (Aug. 25, 1996)
Aggravated burglary (Aug. 27, 1996)
Public intimidation, 2 counts (April 24, 2000)
Criminal damage to property (March 4, 2006)
Simple robbery (March 4, 2006)
Theft under $500 (March 4, 2006)
Possession of marijuana (March 4, 2006)
Misrepresentation during booking (March 4, 2006)
Simple battery (March 4, 2006)
Aggravated burglary (March 4, 2006)
Resisting an officer by force (May 29, 2009)
Possession marijuana (May 29, 2009)
Possess stolen things (May 29, 2009)
Possess firearm with drugs (May 29, 2009)
Simple assault (May 29, 2009)
Offense too illegible to read in the record (May 29, 2009)

 

[Tawny]

A review of court records by Heavy shows that Sterling was well known to Baton Rouge police, although the two officers involved in the shooting — Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II — are not mentioned in documents pertaining to Sterling. You can read all of Sterling’s Baton Rouge criminal case details here:

http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/alton...ke-shot-charges-video-youtube-facebook-watch/

*scribd doc scan

Records show that Sterling was a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal record that included convictions for weapons offenses, confrontations with police officers, property crimes, and domestic violence and other batteries. You can read court records pertaining to Sterling at the top of this post.

Here’s what we know about his criminal history:

Summary of Offenses
The documents in Sterling’s Baton Rouge court file show Sterling was accused of these offenses (some are convictions, some only arrests, some were dismissed and a few are traffic matters. The dates represent date of offense):

Simple battery (dismissed) (Nov. 24, 1996)
Simple battery – dismissed (Oct. 28, 1997)
Simple burglary of inhabited dwelling (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant
Felony theft (May 5-15, 2005) request for arrest warrant
Simple burglary (amended to illegal possession of stolen things – guilty plea) (May 24, 2005)
Aggravated battery (amended to simple battery – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)
Simple criminal damage to property – guilty plea (March 6, 2006)
Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling (amended to disturbing the peace – guilty plea) (March 6, 2006)
Expired driver’s license (March 21, 2008)
Driver’s license issue (hard to read document) (2008)
Domestic abuse battery – pleaded guilty (March 31, 2008)
Illegal carrying weapons with controlled dangerous substance – pleaded guilty (May 29, 2009)
Felon in possession of a firearm – dismissed (May 29, 2009)
Contempt of court – (Aug. 10, 2009) – Guilty plea
Fail to use seat belt (Feb. 5, 2014)
Fail to renew registration (Feb. 5, 2014)
Failure to comply with sex offender registration (Aug. 11, 2015) – Forfeiture
Possession of a schedule 1 drug, (April4-5, 2016) – no conclusion
Possession of marijuana first offense. (April 5, 2016) – no conclusion

Arrest – probable cause affidavits:
Trespassing (Aug. 25, 1996)
Damage to property (2 counts) (Aug. 25, 1996)
Criminal mischief (Aug. 25, 1996)
Illegally possess weapon (Aug. 25, 1996)
Aggravated burglary (Aug. 27, 1996)
Public intimidation, 2 counts (April 24, 2000)
Criminal damage to property (March 4, 2006)
Simple robbery (March 4, 2006)
Theft under $500 (March 4, 2006)
Possession of marijuana (March 4, 2006)
Misrepresentation during booking (March 4, 2006)
Simple battery (March 4, 2006)
Aggravated burglary (March 4, 2006)
Resisting an officer by force (May 29, 2009)
Possession marijuana (May 29, 2009)
Possess stolen things (May 29, 2009)
Possess firearm with drugs (May 29, 2009)
Simple assault (May 29, 2009)
Offense too illegible to read in the record (May 29, 2009)

Let me know when any of those become capital offenses.

 

[drjones]

Let me know when any of those become capital offenses.

this is a specious argument, he was not shot for any of those things.

 

[katydid23]

Let me know when any of those become capital offenses.

IT shows his attitude towards the law and towards LE. And it puts in doubt, those that held him up as an innocent man, minding his own business, who would never resist an arrest. In fact, he was armed, and he had a long criminal history which included violence. So it is important to see this history, in my opinion.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Barack Obama met Tuesday with the family of Alton Sterling, the black man in Louisiana whose death last month in a police shooting sparked protests and mass arrests.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-meets-family-baton-rouge-man-killed-police-190612048--politics.html

 

[bluesneakers]

Alton Sterling's aunt, Rep. Ted James rip pace of U.S. Attorney's investigation

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that the criminal investigation into the death of Alton Sterling — a Baton Rouge man who was shot dead by a police officer on July 5 — is a "top priority" and is still underway, but that there's no timetable for the review to be finished.

...
"To date, a team of career federal prosecutors, FBI agents and support personnel have devoted hundreds of hours to the investigation," the statement says. "The investigation remains ongoing, and will conclude only when we have gathered, reviewed and evaluated all available evidence. There is no timetable for when this will be finished."

[snip]

Green didn't answer questions about what prompted him to produce a statement on Tuesday about the case. Last month, state Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, released a letter calling on the federal investigators to publicly release more information about the probe.

...
"He promised a level of transparency. This pitiful statement doesn't represent the promises he made on multiple occasions," James said, explaining that Green had said he'd keep him apprised of how many witnesses have been interviewed and how many videos have been reviewed, as well as provide a timeline of the probe.

[snip]

Veda Sterling Washington Abusaleh, Alton Sterling's aunt:

"It's sad that before they reach out to the family, and tell us anything, they're gonna put it on the news, or in the newspaper. That's crazy," she said. "It's sad. I have no faith in the justice system, and in Louisiana, none at all. It's horrible that this happened to my family."

[snip]

Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, the lawmen in the altercation with Sterling, remain on paid administrative leave as of Tuesday, said Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely.

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_ro...cle_1877571c-8fd0-11e6-b8f8-875c86ed0e3e.html

 

[i.b.nora]

Who is Walt Green, the federal prosecutor in Alton Sterling's case?
The Times-Picayune
By Diana Samuels, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on July 06, 2016 at 8:00 PM, updated July 07, 2016 at 6:27 AM

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/07/alton_sterling_shooting_us_att.html

“So who is Walt Green?

Green, who has served as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana since June 2014, has largely been focused on issues like terrorism, drug trafficking, and health care fraud during his tenure, though his office has been involved in a couple of civil rights cases related to law enforcement.

Green was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana in May 2014. He had served in that role on an interim basis for about a year prior, having replaced Donald Cazayoux Jr., who resigned to join a private practice.

Green was recommended for the job by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and was quickly confirmed just two months after President Barack Obama nominated him for the position.

He previously worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Las Vegas and returned to his home state of Louisiana in 2000 to serve as assistant United States attorney in Baton Rouge. Much of his background is in terrorism-related law: His prior titles for the U.S. Attorney's Office included Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator and Anti-Terrorism Task Force Coordinator.

"Terrorism is always going to be our priority," he told The Advocate shortly before being sworn in in 2014.”​

There is more...

 

[bluesneakers]

Who is Walt Green, the federal prosecutor in Alton Sterling's case?
The Times-Picayune
By Diana Samuels, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on July 06, 2016 at 8:00 PM, updated July 07, 2016 at 6:27 AM

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/07/alton_sterling_shooting_us_att.html

“So who is Walt Green?

Green, who has served as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana since June 2014, has largely been focused on issues like terrorism, drug trafficking, and health care fraud during his tenure, though his office has been involved in a couple of civil rights cases related to law enforcement.

Green was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana in May 2014. He had served in that role on an interim basis for about a year prior, having replaced Donald Cazayoux Jr., who resigned to join a private practice.

Green was recommended for the job by U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and was quickly confirmed just two months after President Barack Obama nominated him for the position.

He previously worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Las Vegas and returned to his home state of Louisiana in 2000 to serve as assistant United States attorney in Baton Rouge. Much of his background is in terrorism-related law: His prior titles for the U.S. Attorney's Office included Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator and Anti-Terrorism Task Force Coordinator.

"Terrorism is always going to be our priority," he told The Advocate shortly before being sworn in in 2014.”​

There is more...

Is there ever. I hope he gets results for Alton's family but WOW that police chief should have gotten more than two years on probation. Come on.

 

[bluesneakers]

And! If you click the link for the police chief's case it says the woman was unresponsive! He should be in jail.

 

[bluesneakers]

Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters

Metro Council approves payment of no more than $25,000 for each protester who filed lawsuit for arrest while demonstrating after black man’s shooting

The Advocate reports that under the terms of the deal, the city government, the Louisiana state police, the East Baton Rouge sheriff’s office and the district attorney’s office will pay no more than $25,000 each for a total of about $100,000.

Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters arrested after Sterling, a black man, was shot on 5 July during a struggle with two white police officers. His shooting death sparked widespread protests in the city about the treatment of black people at the hands of police.

The federal class action suit accuses police of excessive force and violating their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly.

 

[al66pine]

Baton Rouge settles with DeRay Mckesson and Alton Sterling protesters
Metro Council approves payment of no more than $25,000 for each protester who filed lawsuit for arrest while demonstrating after black man’s shooting.

From post, "no more than $25,000 payment to each protestor" <--- I interp'ed article differently but could be wrong.

Per quote* below from your ^ link, "under the deal"
city #1, st police #2, sheriff's #3, & DA #4 collectively are...... 4 entities
that "will pay no more than"................................................ x "$25,000 each" (ea entity pays, not ea protestor receives)
.............................................................................................= $100,000 total to named plaintiffs.

IIUC, $100,000 total to pay to all plaintiffs however many. 2? 10? 20? IDK but doubt all 200 arrested were named parties.
Anybody have a link to ct petition? Or to minutes w Metro Council motion & vote?

Is it possible info was misreported? IDK, JM2cts, I could be wrong.


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* "The Advocate reports that under the terms of the deal, the city government, the Louisiana state police, the East Baton Rouge sheriff’s office and the district attorney’s office will pay no more than $25,000 each for a total of about $100,000. Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters arrested." bbm