Lacrosse defense witness arrested. (Black cabbie arrested after refusing to change his story)

The News Observer ^ | 5-11-2006 | Joseph Neff and Samiha Khanna, Staff Writers

[rwilson99]

Since when does the cabbie get arrested for what a fare does.

I have a greater understanding about why African-Americans don't want to speak to the police.

Nifong has to be the most corrupt heaping pile of trash ever.

[Swanks]

The N&O wants the rich white boyz so bad.

[Skooz]

"It appears to me they are trying to pressure a witness who supports our defendant's rock-solid alibi," Conner said.

Sure looks like it.

[SouthernFreebird]

Damn, I'd be for moving outta that town before they start pinning unsolved murders on those who refuse to be intimidated. That's pretty blatant.

[DB]

A grand jury needs to review Nifong instead.

[brwnsuga]

I think if they are trying to pin him with a 2003 case that he was never charged for, then his rights to "due process" are being violated. And they are trying to intimidate a witness.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Ping

[Drango]

Perhaps, but I don't know how they are gonna get past the video on the ATM machine and the time stamp.

[weegee]

If it were Tennessee, I'd advise that he check his brakes for pressure and his backseat for a firebomb every time he got in the car...

[agrace]

Wow, check this out.

[Peach]

This will probably get moved to chat soon; if you want to join the rest of us who have been following this case, we're on this thread this morning:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1630332/posts

[spunkets]

"Since when does the cabbie get arrested for what a fare does."

No kidding. What a hellhole!

[E Rocc]

Perhaps, but I don't know how they are gonna get past the video on the ATM machine and the time stamp.

Simple. The bank was in on The Conspiracy.

-Eric

[senorjosef]

They'll be arresting the ATM machine and cell phone records next.

Oh my poor country. Some days I feel there is no hope for you. :(

[JamesP81]

I have a greater understanding about why African-Americans don't want to speak to the police.

Agreed. This guy is destroying social goodwill in the entire nation in order to convict what are probably two innocent men. What a crook.

[claudiustg]

It would seem the state attourney general would have a responsibility to step in on this case. It's been one disgraceful action after another.

[B Knotts]

"The detective asked if I had anything new to say about the lacrosse case," Elmostafa said. "When I said no, they took me to the magistrate."

I wonder if this could be considered prosecutorial misconduct.

[delacoert]

Perhaps, but I don't know how they are gonna get past the video on the ATM machine and the time stamp.

That's what I thought when I read the article. With the video and ATM records, the alibi's pretty solid. Something about the story just doesn't make sense.

[opus86]

the cabbie's arrest amounted to intimidation.

This doesn't surprise me. My wife's former employer, an in-home daycare provider, was falsely accused - by a disgruntled employee - of abusing the children in her care. There was no evidence to support the allegation, and my wife never saw anything remotely resembling abuse.

After initially questioning my wife, the detective called my wife, off and on, for about two months...Playing the "bad cop" by intimidating her, trying to trip her up, lying about what other employees said, trying to force her to say what he wanted to hear.

I have no doubt that they would have trumped up some charge on her if they had the slightest reason.

[Rock N Jones]

"Conner said it was highly unusual for police to arrest someone for a misdemeanor more than two years after the crime."


Something rotten in the town of Durham!