| STORY:"Skeptical handcuffed son shot himself, grieving mother files civil rights lawsuit, " by Charlene Muhammad, published by the Madison Times on August 20, 2013. GIST: "The mother of a young, Black man fatally shot while handcuffed in the back seat of a police cruiser has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against two Jonesboro Arkansas police officers, their chief, and the city. Attorneys for Teresa Carter filed the action one year after Officers Ronald Marsh and Keith Baggett claimed while they were not looking, Chavis Carter shot himself with his hands cuffed behind his back. Police Chief Michael Yates stands by claims that Mr. Carter committed suicide. “I filed the lawsuit to really get more answers about what happened to my son that night because him killing himself, I’m just not buying that,” Ms. Carter said. She wants to know why his fingerprints weren’t on the gun; why the police car was cleaned up; and why medical personnel were ordered out of the hospital room for an unspecified period of time." The entire story can be found at: http://www.themadisontimes.com/news_details.php?news_id=3098 PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Dear Reader. Keep your eye on The Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case. I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/ Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot. Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog. Sent from my iPad |
Monday, September 2, 2013
Catch-up following seasonal break: Chavis Carter: His grieving mother has filed a civil suit replete with intriguing forensic questions such as how did her handcuffed son kill himself and why weren't his fingerprints on the gun. The Madison Times.
