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DA's office loses more staff
'Gun prosecutor' will be fifth attorney to leave since April
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC)
June 29, 2005
Author: JOHN STEVENSON jstevenson@heraldsun.com; 419-6643

Even as court officials lobby for new prosecutor positions in Durham, the District Attorney's Office is having a hard time keeping its current staff on board.
Officials confirmed Tuesday that Jason Scully-Clemmons, hired recently as Durham's first special "gun prosecutor" to help rid the city of firearms, tendered his resignation and will be gone after July 8. He reportedly will enter private practice.

While members of the legal community pleaded with county commissioners Monday night to fund more assistant district attorney positions and court clerks for Durham, Scully-Clemmons became the fifth lawyer to leave the District Attorney's Office since April.

The others were gang prosecutor John Phillips, who departed to care for an ailing mother; Christy Joyce, who took a new public job in Wake County; Erica Cofield, who joined the state Attorney General's Office; and Freda Black, who now works for a private law firm in Durham.

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Veteran prosecutor steps down DA's office welcomes 3 new faces
Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC)
October 1, 2005
Author: JOHN STEVENSON jstevenson@heraldsun.com; 419-6643
Estimated printed pages: 2

The Durham District Attorney's Office lost a veteran prosecutor on Friday but gained three new ones at the same time.
For 38-year-old Tab Hunter, it was the last day on the job after eight years as an assistant district attorney here. He is joining the legal staff of the N.C. Department of Commerce, where he will have a hand in overseeing rate increases for privately owned utilities.

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Durham's three new prosecutors, sworn in at midday Friday, are C. Destine Couch, Fungai Muzorewa-Bennett and Luke Bumm.

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http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/2006/11/latest-bombshell.html

Monday, November 06, 2006
The Latest Bombshell

I spoke last night with Ashley Cannon, a former assistant district attorney in Mike Nifong’s office.

She told me the following:

On Friday, her last day working for Nifong, Cannon spoke with the Administrative Office of the Courts, and filed an oral complaint alleging sexual harassment by Assistant District Attorney C. Destine Couch and a complaint against District Attorney Nifong for taking no action on the matter.

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Published: Mar 23, 2006 12:30 AM
Modified: Mar 23, 2006 02:51 AM

Durham DA says lawyer seeks deals
Foe's campaign says it's just gossip

http://www.newsobserver.com/630/story/421042.html

Durham's district attorney might face call-up
The News & Observer
January 24, 2003
Author: Demorris Lee; Staff Writer

The Durham District Attorney's Office has several veteran prosecutors. Mike Nifong has been there since 1979 and is the senior supervisor for Hardin. Prosecutors Freda Black and David Saacks are both team leaders to whom other lawyers report. Black has been with the state since 1989 and Saacks since 1994. Senior prosecutor Tracey Cline is also familiar with the office.

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