Racist LAPD Shells Out $4.2 Million to 71 yr. old Latino Woman "Mistaken" for Christopher Dorner

Looks Just Like him though. From [HERE] The Latino women injured when Los Angeles police opened fire on them during the manhunt for ex-cop Christopher Dorner have reached a $4.2-million settlement with the city, City Atty. Carmen Trutanich told the LA Times. Margie Carranza, 47, and her mother, Emma Hernandez, 71, were delivering newspapers in Torrance on the morning of Feb. 7, when officers "mistook" their blue Toyota Tacoma for Dorner’s gray Nissan Titan. 

The settlement, which allows both sides to avoid a trial, brings the Los Angeles Police Department nearer to closing what had been an embarrassing chapter in its search for Dorner. Hernandez was shot twice in the back and her daughter suffered hand injuries from flying debris when two officers opened fire on them. 

This was no mistake. Police did not want this Black man alive and were given the green light to practice unbridled white supremacy. In this "emergency" climate (see Boston), white people get lathered up and anything goes. The Latino women were shot from the rear with over 20 bullets. Hernandez's attorney said, "the problem with the situation is it looked like the police had the goal of administering street justice and in so doing, didn't take the time to notice that these two older, small Latina women don't look like a large black man." [MORE] (Dorner was 6 foot 270lbs.)

Torrence Police also gunned down a black Honda truck on the same day. Cops purposely collided with the black truck and shot at the "Dorner clone." The driver was a baggage handler at LAX heading to the beach to go surfing, The Times reported. Avoiding bullets that had ripped through his windshield, David Perdue, a white man (in photo above), was not shot but suffered a concussion and a shoulder injury in the crash. [MORE]

Racism Instead of Evidence - nigger had to go, "manifesto" said so

Christopher Jordan Dorner is a former Black LAPD police officer and ex-United States Navy reservist who was a named suspect in the 2013 Southern California shootings, which left three people dead and two others wounded. He was alleged to have killed Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence, a couple recently engaged in Irving, CA. and a white Riverside Officer Michael Crain in Riverside, CA. No LAPD officers were killed. Said murders were the basis for the manhunt. (The fourth murder attributed to Dorner occurred before his alleged death during the chase into the cabin).  The large organized manhunt  spanned four U.S. states (California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico) and Mexico.

The LAPD has produced virtually no evidence linking him to any of the murders that led to the manhunt. The so-called (virtual/facebook) "manifesto" remains unauthenticated and apparently there is no proof that Dorner authored it. [MORE] and [MORE]

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(Petitioning White Folks & 'Poking Holes in the Air with Signs' will not stop White Supremacy) Protest planned over Cleveland Police Execution of Black Couple

137 Shots. As stated by Neely Fuller about this incident, "You Should expect to be killed in the name of racism anytime, any place. You have been marked as an enemy because you are Black. Keep your protest signs because this will happen again. [MORE] Thus far, singing songs and protests have not led to justice for non-white people. [MORE] In photo, Police Claim they heard a Gun Shot & Saw a Gun Thrown Out of a Window: White Attorney General Found Car was Prone to Loud Backfiring from Muffler. No gun or gun residue was found after an exhaustive search. 

From [HERE] Cleveland community activists are planning to protest against what they see as the use of excessive force by city police after a review found 100 officers broke rules in a car chase in which an unarmed Black people - the driver and his passenger were shot dead.

According to Ohio’s attorney general, "leadership and communication failures" led to the chaotic police chase in Cleveland last fall that ended with 13 officers firing 137 rounds and killing the unarmed couple.

In photo, mostly white Cleveland police officers listen to their union president Jeffery Follmer speak to media at the CPPA hall on December 1, 2012. [MORE] 

All told, 47 of the 137 rounds fired by 13 Cleveland officers hit their targets -- 43-year-old Timothy Russell and 30-year-old Malissa Williams, according to the Cuyahoga County medical examiner. Dr. Thomas P. Gilson reported that 24 of the rounds riddled the head, neck, body and an arm of Williams, who was a passenger in the Chevrolet Malibu SS, and 23 rounds struck the head, neck and extremities of driver Timothy Russell. 12 of the 13 officers involved were white. [MORE]

Activist Kathy Coleman told Reuters on Thursday that residents plan a rally on Monday to demand police officers involved in the chase receive appropriate punishment and the city take action against the problem of excessive force. "People are saying some of the cops might only get a 10-day suspension," activist Kathy Coleman told Reuters. "We want them fired, prosecuted and brought to justice." (Expect white supremacy, if there is justice then be pleasantly surprised.) 

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New Orleans Police Investigate & Clear themselves: Video is Wrong. Cops Did Not Assault Unarmed Black Teens during "Curfew Check"

The above video was released last month showing a gang of white plainclothes overseers (officers) attacking two Black teenagers. Officers assaulted the youths because "they appeared to be in violation of curfew" during Mardi Gras. The video, which lacks audio, shows 17-year-old Sidney Newman and 18-year-old Ferdinand Hunt standing against a wall. The officers approach quickly as the boys appear to have their backs turned to the white men.  All the officers are wearing jeans and other casual attire - one has on a backwards baseball cap, another has beads around his neck. The officers tackle the teenagers to the ground and then pounce on them. [MORE] 

State Police say undercover officers did not use excessive force in the French Quarter take down of two teenagers. An internal investigation by State Police concludes there was no wrong-doing, and officers used minimal force. State Police concluded no one was struck, hit, or kicked; and no weapons were drawn.  WGNO News Reporter Darian Trotter asked, “What do you see in that video? I see an abuse of power,” King replied. Danatus King is President of the New Orleans branch of the NAACP. He says the conclusion by State Police is baffling. “Any and all evidence that was relied upon by State Police should be released to the public so that the public can get a better understanding as to why the State Police came up with that conclusion,” King said. In a statement, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu weighs in saying, “Based on what I saw on the video tape, State Police did not handle the incident in the right way.” “Based on what I’ve seen, I believe it was wrong.”

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Racist gangs took over LA County Sheriff's Department, deputies claim

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Deputies at an LA county sheriff’s department allege that their superiors are members of white supremacist gangs and have taken extensive measures to hide at least one inmate from the FBI.

Two deputies at the LA County Sheriff’s Office have jointly filed a lawsuit alleging that the department hid an inmate from the FBI, covered up an incident involving a skinhead deputy, threatened to kill the deputies for exposing their gang involvement, and called them “race traitors” and “snitches”.

“An inappropriate relationship exists between certain LASD personnel and various inmate jail gangs, especially white supremacist,” states the complaint, which was filed by deputies Michael Rathbun and James Sexton.

“LASD personnel use these jail gangs as proxies or agents to retaliate against other LASD deputies and inmates. Within these inappropriate alliances, the gangs are given certain privileges that are otherwise legally precluded from them.” The deputies filed the suit in federal court against the LASD, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, Lt. Greg Thompson and “Detective Perkins”. The 39-page report outlines their alleged activities involving white supremacist gangs.

Lt. Thompson and Undersheriff Tanaka were allegedly part of a racist cop gang called “the Vikings”, the complaint states. Members of this police gang are required to have the group’s symbol tattooed on their bodies.

The deputies who filed the suit claim that they were ordered to transfer and hide an inmate from the FBI in August 2011 “in an effort to obstruct a federal investigation” . They claim that their superiors frequently ordered them “to engage in activities meant to ‘keep the FBI out of the jails.’” In February 2012, an informant told the deputies, who worked in an intelligence unit known as Operation Safe Jails (OSJ) that Deputy Joseph Britton was associated with a powerful white gang member while on duty as a law enforcement official. After OSJ members discovered that Sexton and Rathbun knew about Britton’s involvement, they threatened to harm the deputies if they didn’t keep quiet. The informant’s life was also threatened. When the ‘powerful gang member’ was moved to another prison, Sexton and Rathbun were accused of conspiring to make it happen.

"The OSJ team at Men's Central Jail refused to work or cooperate with Rathbun and Sexton. In fact, MCJ [Men's Central Jail] deputies accused Rathbun of 'fucking up their program' by moving the powerful white gang member from MCJ,” the complaint states.

“At all relevant times, certain members of OSJ associated with, and cooperated with, certain jail gangs, including partaking in illicit activities. Sheriff Baca and/or Undersheriff Tanaka knew or should have known about these improper relationships, but took no action to stop it and implicitly ratified the improper conduct.” Tanaka allegedly encouraged deputy gangs within the LASD and directed them to “operate outside the confines of the law, in contravention of state and federal laws.” Those associated with the gang members continued to threaten and intimidate Sexton and Rathbun. One of the deputies says he turned to alcohol to cope with the pressure and eventually got caught driving under the influence. Unidentified department officials then tried to leak a video of his arrest to the media “to discredit Rathbun and ruin his life”, the complaint states. His misdemeanor DUI charge was eventually upgraded to a felony “without any notice”. The deputies also suffered verbal abuse from members of the LASD who were involved with the white supremacists, according to the lawsuit.

“LASD personnel, using jail gangs as their agents, labeled Rathbun and Sexton as ‘race traitors,” the complaint states.

After months of abuse and harassment, the deputies went to the FBI to complain about their superiors. Their actions were discovered by LASD personnel, who suspended Rathbun without pay as retaliation.

Rathbun and Sexton are now seeking damages for retaliation, malicious prosecution, constitutional violations, conspiracy and harassment. They have requested a jury trial and compensation for lost wages and benefits.

Anonymous responds to Omaha police brutality

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A very startling video catching the Omaha Police Dept. intimidating citizens prompted a call to action Thursday from a local Anonymous chapter demanding answers.

A wily neighbor with a cell phone camera can be a valuable thing these days, especially if you just so happen to be someone about to be unnecessarily brutalized and intimidated by your local police department.

That’s exactly what looks to have happened to a family from Omaha, NE recently, after a thoughtful neighbor decided it may be a good idea to start filming the situation unfolding in front of their house, from a second story window.

Just moments after turning on the camera that value came into focus as a very clear picture emerged of just how important it is Americans continue watching each others back by filming the police and all other state and federal officials.

With a bird’s eye view, the videographer was able to catch the horrific scene unfold as over-the-top officers brutalized and terrorized a family for asking questions and for, what has started to become a more frequent occurrence since the advent of the everyday cellphone camera, simply filming the officers becoming unnecessarily angry and aggressive.

While one man, posing no apparent threat, was violently thrown to the ground, choked and repeatedly punched in the face, his brother began arguing against the officer’s horrific actions and started recording the situation himself. Despite respecting another officer’s orders to keep his distance, the fact he kept recording the brutal attack must have been seen as justification to go after him as well.

As soon as back-up arrived, as if it was actually needed, the officers began to act as if the brother filming the action was also a threat to police and chased the man into his house, knocking over a wheel-chair bound woman in the process, sending her to the hospital.

Two men in the house were subsequently arrested, the phone-camera was confiscated (the likely reason for the second arrest) and all three men, helpless against a corrupt and tyrannical police force willing to disregard the basic rights of its local citizens, were taken to jail and charged with crimes they didn’t commit, including resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.

Not only have these actions sparked outrage around the country and the community where this took place, threatening to derail any sense of trust for the local police its citizens may have left, a local chapter of the Anonymous activist organization has decided to weigh in on the situation as well.

Organizations like Anonymous have risen to existence in recent years as a result of a noticeably lopsided justice system weighted toward state and federal employees, such as police, and a first video, released Tuesday, called attention to the absurdity of the officer’s actions and a demand for justice and the end to the routine victimization of innocent civilians in Omaha and around the country.

A second video however, uploaded to YouTube Thursday, put out the call for citizens to come together in response to the travesty that occurred last week in Omaha, with respect to a nationwide epidemic of police brutality and a system designed to allow for a large portion of that and other forms of common corruption to go publicly unaccounted for.

The video states that by doing things like ending the position of Police Auditor in Omaha three years ago, Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle placed the citizens in even more danger by further centralizing the power of police oversight into the hands of fewer, internal individuals.

The video’s narrator then went on to blast the Omaha PD’s response to last week’s policing debacle, where the police chief vowed to “get to the bottom” of the excessive force allegations, by pointing out the widespread nature of a problem that has existed with impunity for a long time and isn’t just an isolated incident as typically insinuated.

Hoping to inspire a change in the current structure "so future generations will be able to live free from fear of oppression by the Omaha Police Department," a march and rally in front of the OPD headquarters, at 505 S. 15th St. in Omaha, is scheduled for April 1st and is likely to be the first of many, largely depending on initial participation levels. Details can be found by listening to the video’s message or by visiting a page associated with the rally.

“This is a revolution,” the video says, “and at the end we want to be able to say we stopped police brutality and ended corruption.”

With already over 100 likes since joining Facebook Monday, “Anon Ops Omaha,” with publicly stated plans to hack the Omaha Police Department in response to last week’s brutality, the 1.7 TB data drop released with the first video Tuesday is promised to be the beginning of a sustained retaliation campaign against the police, ending only when the people begin to see justice and equality restored to policing agencies in Omaha and around the country.

Helping to spread this article and the message contained within therefore becomes an important aspect to the overall success of obtaining the goals Anonymous and millions around the country are hoping for.

“We are Anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.” -Anonymous

Bay Area Civil Rights Groups & Pastors Rally against Police Brutality

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On a Sunday evening over 100 People gathered at the corner of Arthur & Strother where Mr. Jerel Stanfield was shot in the head, leg, and in the back, on Easter Sunday. The African America community came out to receive information on Cop Watch and Know Your Rights When Confronted by Police. Civil Right leader Rev. Floyd D. Harris Jr. said, "when Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer can laugh in a press conference while former city council member Jerry Duncan who was planning to run for Mayor of Fresno who said, “ Make no mistake about they are Terrorist (making reference to “ Black People “). They are much like terrorist like those people in Iraq who are blowing up innocent people". On August 29, 2007 Chief Jerry Dyer said he was launching Operation West Side with a simple approach to eliminate black gangs which means to MURDER them (http://www.youtube.com/watchv=nhnR8zlCjDM). 

Rev. Harris said it’s business as usually with Fresno Police Department giving our kids a hot dog and a bounce house, pat them on head at the age of 5 years old, and then shoot them in the head or back when they get older. Rev. Harris said the black community has a constitutional right and human right to protest against police brutality, harassment, racial profiling, excessive force & deadly force. Pastor Paul Mc Coy from New Light for New Life Church of God said the solution is not just for our community but we must set the example for all community so we can hold each other accountable. We as a community and a neighborhood must understand what goes on, has a direct relationship with our daily behavior. The bible tells us “My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4v6). Where there is an absent of knowledge, destruction will fill the void. We destroy ourselves as well as those who live outside our neighborhoods, will destroy us. 

Gloria Hernandez educated those gathered on the amounts of money we are losing as tax payers defending Chief Dyer while many city jobs are being lost or contracted out to private industries. The discrimination complaint filed by two deputy chiefs was settled prior to going to trial. The two deputy chiefs and their attorney won $100,000 while we the taxpayer paid Dyer’s Hollywood contracted attorney over $800.000 to quietly settle this case. If Dyer is not a racist or anti-woman or anti elderly cops then why did he not go to a jury trial? Gloria expressed concern that there are too many ongoing cases that the city quietly settles prior to going to court and the Department has 28 repeat shooters who feel free to kill because they carry a badge. (See Color lines online magazine April 2010.) Juan Avitia, National President of the Mexican-American Political Association (MAPA), supported the rally & made the point that police dressed up in ski masks & carrying military assault weapons descended into west Fresno armed with what appears to be a "tank" and ready for war. This is something never done in the more upscale parts of town. In addition, Avitia noted that the police continuously justify their actions with the defense that a suspect was "appearing to reach in his pants for what might have been a gun". Yet in the latest shooting the young black male was shot in the back. A young Mexican male also suffered on the east side of Fresno in 2012. 

During the event on Sunday, black men and community members walked up to the microphone and said they saw everything that happen yet the Fresno Bee and the TV Stations are not printing the truth because they never talk to us and there is two sides to a story. The citizens are outraged at the Fresno Police Department in how they brought danger and a hostile environment to a quiet community on Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is a historical day for African Americans and many others, faiths and family to enjoy. However, on this particular Easter Sunday, people were placed in the middle of gun fire by the Fresno Police Department who tried to execute Mr. Jerel Stanfield by shooting him in the head, leg, and in the back. In addition, chief Jerry Dyer appears to have over-reacted to "threat" to his officers by "gang members" and has launched an all out war on the community, including arming his officers in a paramilitary manner & terrorizing black & brown people under the claim that his officers were threatened. 

The Fresno Police Department has a history of shooting and killing many people of color who have been unarmed. As to the latest situation, there were children who were playing and witnessed the Fresno Police shoot Mr. Stanfield in the head and past out. There was no counseling services offered to the children and family who witnessed this plan of execute by the Fresno Police. This history includes the deliberate hunting & killing of Joaquin Figueroa in 2006, a disturbing assassination by Fresno police officers that haunts our community to this day. Why do Fresno Police Shoot at citizens who have not shot at them? Why did the Fresno Police and the local Fresno Government call Black males and the Black community in Fresno a "Terrorist"? The Fresno Police Department does not have the right to be the JUDGE, JURY, AND EXECUTIONER 

There will be a Copwatch and Know Your Right When Confronted By Police Officers April 20, 2013 at New Light For New Life Church of God 1106 W. Woodward Fresno, Ca 93706 Contact: Rev. Floyd D. Harris Jr (559) 213-5886 or Juan Avitia ( 559 ) 977 - 42476

White Milwaukee police officer accepts plea deal - Illegal Stops and Strip Searches of Men

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A Milwaukee police officer pleaded no contest Monday to four felonies and four misdemeanors stemming from his practice of conducting illegal strip searches and cavity searches on male suspects, but avoided conviction for sexual assault.

The felony convictions, for misconduct in public office, will cost Michael Vagnini his job as a police officer and could land him in prison, a sentence prosecutors will seek at a hearing in June.

Vagnini, 34, faced 25 criminal charges from the investigation. All the rest, including seven counts of sexual assault, were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Assistant District Attorney Miriam Falk defended the arrangement, singling out criticism voiced by one defense lawyer in a Journal Sentinel article. She said the resolution of the case was not racist, discriminatory or insulting to the African-American community - a claim leveled by Robin Shellow, who represents one of the men searched by Vagnini. All the victims were black males.

Falk said prosecutors interviewed or reviewed statements from dozens of witnesses and many victims - those both mentioned in the criminal complaint and others. She said the general feeling among the victims was that stopping Vagnini's conduct was the highest priority.

She also said that many of the victims would have been extremely reluctant to testify at trial, and that a jury might have found reasons not to convict Vagnini of the sexual assault charge.

As to the fact that Vagnini will not have to register as a sex offender, Falk said she doesn't believe he represents a risk to the general public because his offenses all occurred in the context of police work, during drug investigations. Moreover, she said, all the facts of the case remain part of the public record.

Vagnini's attorney, Michael Steinle, also urged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Wagner to accept the plea agreement. He said his client would not have been convicted of sexual assault by a jury because he never had intent to sexually degrade the victims or derive his own sexual gratification from the searches.

All Vagnini really wanted to do, Steinle said, was stop crime.

"In his zeal" for that task, Vagnini "didn't cross all the T's and dot the I's," Steinle said.

Because of the felony convictions, he will not be able to carry a gun and serve as a police officer.

Vagnini regularly pulled over drivers on a pretense of not wearing a seat belt or of having darkly tinted windows and searched them without a legal reason, according to a motion filed by Falk, who is prosecuting the case against Vagnini and three other officers.

Vagnini conducted searches of men's anal and scrotal areas, often inserting his fingers into their rectums, according to the criminal complaint. Vagnini acknowledged performing one of the searches, and at least one suspect said Vagnini planted drugs on him.

State law and police procedures prohibit officers from conducting body cavity searches. Only medical personnel are allowed to perform them, and police must first obtain a search warrant.

The searches occurred on the street and in district stations over a period of two years.

Three other police officers charged with Vagnini - Jeffrey Dollhopf, Brian Kozelek and Jacob Knight - had their cases separated because they face fewer counts and were not charged with sexual assault. They are charged with misconduct in office and being parties to the crimes of illegal searches, based on their on-duty presence when prosecutors say Vagnini committed them.

Their trials remain scheduled for June 3. All are suspended with pay.

More Apologies from White Men in Charge: Interim Seattle Police Chief Apologizes for Video Making fun of Poors, Homeless

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"They are putting white supremacist [cops] in our neighborhoods to kill our kids": White Prosecutor Confused about whether to Indict NYPD Officers who Shot Black Teen in back 4 Times

From [HERE] The mother of a Black teen gunned down by two Brooklyn police officers stepped out of a meeting with the district attorney, Charles Hynes (white man in photo below) Thursday to deliver harsh words for a department she believes is deeply racist.

Carol Gray, the mother of Kimani Gray, a 16 year-old of Guyanese and Jamaican descent who was shot to death by police in East Flatbush last month, argued the NYPD's treatment of communities of color is radically different than its practices in predominantly white neighborhoods.

"The community we come from, is like, these police officers, they're white supremacists," Gray told reporters outside district attorney Charles Hynes' Brooklyn office. "They have no value for black childrens' life. They don't know how they get along. They don't know how they get education. They don't know nothing about them. They are putting white supremacist [cops] in our neighborhoods to kill our kids." (see video below)

Gray said young people in her community are never addressed "like a real civilian" with "'Hello, how you doing?' or 'Can I speak to you for a minute?'" "No," she said. "It's never that."

Gray's son was shot late in the evening on March 9. Sgt. Mourad Mourad, 30, and Officer Jovaniel Cordova, 26, two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car, had spotted him with group of other young men gathered outside a home. According to the police department, Gray adjusted his waistband in a suspicious manner then broke away from the group as the officers approached. When the officers exited their vehicle, the police say Gray pointed a gun at them. He was shot seven times; three times in the front and four times in the back. A loaded .38 caliber pistol was found at the scene.

The police department's version of events has been called into question by members of the community. An eyewitnesses claims the Gray had nothing in his hands when he was shot, that the officers never identified themselves before opening fire and that they continued shooting as he lay on the ground. Several others have said Gray begged for mercy and help during the incident. The teen's death sparked a series of protests that on March 13 culminated in nearly 50 arrests, as scores of young people ran through the streets, some throwing bottles and bricks at police officers.

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Undisclosed Settlement Reached in Suit Against White Orange County Cops who Shot Unarmed Black Marine to Death - had a Bible in his hand

Orange County has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the death of an unarmed Black Marine who was shot to death by a white sheriff's deputy after crashing his SUV through a high school gate.

The Orange County Register says federal court documents filed Thursday indicate supervisors have agreed to offer a settlement deal to the family of Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr. The documents don't indicate the amount of money involved. [MORE]. Loggins was a career Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. In photo, white Orange County prosecutors at a press conference in September 2012, who said white police acted "reasonably and with sufficient force given the circumstances" and declined to bring criminal charges. More on the "justifiable homicide" of non-whites by cops [HERE] 

It was an early February morning when Loggins drove with his two young daughters to the high school for a workout on the track and bible study. Driving his Chevy SUV he crashed through the school fence. He exited the car while his two daughters remained inside. He then walked onto the athletic field. He returned within minutes and walked to his car.

When the deputy approached Loggins, he saw something in his hand he couldn’t make out. When Sandberg asked Loggins to put his hands up Loggins ignored him, and then tried to drive away. He shifted the vehicle into drive, whereupon the deputy fired three shots at him. The deputy stated he was in fear for the girls' lives, thinking Loggins would flee recklessly. His daughters 9 and 14, were in the backseat. They were not shot.  A toxicology report done on Loggins after his death found no drugs or alcohol in his system. That object that Loggins was holding in his hand turned out not to be a weapon. It was a bible.

His daughters were held (questioned) for approximately 13 hours - at which time their pregnant mother was refused admittance by white cops to comfort the children, who witnessed the killing [MORE].

Brian Dunn, the attorney for the Loggins family, said the evidence doesn't add up.  "Why did he draw a gun in the first place?" Dunn said of Sandberg's actions. "All you had was a man who disobeyed him." [MORE] In photo, face of white jesus found in bird poop on a car windshield in NE Ohio.[MORE]