Posted on 08/18/2020 4:33:29 AM PDT by gattaca
A Virginia state senator and several NAACP officials were slapped with two felony charges over their alleged roles in the destruction of a Confederate statue by a mob in Portsmouth, Virginia. A protester received life-altering injuries in that incident when a statue fell on his head.
"As the result of our efforts in this matter, we have identified and secured arrest warrants of numerous individuals who conspired, organized, and participated in the felonious acts on June 10th. This investigation yielded the same results of holding individuals who commit crimes in our city accountable but was done in a safe manner so that my officers and no other members of the public were harmed," Greene said.
"Therefore on today's date, felony warrants for conspiracy to commit a felony and felony injury to a monument in excess of $1,000, have been obtained for the following individuals: Senator L. Louise Lucas, NAACP representative James Boyd, NAACP representative Louie Gibbs, NAACP representative LaKeesha Atkinson," she continued.
Greene went on to name several school board members, three public defenders and other individuals who were also charged.
"I am asking for these persons with current arrest warrants to immediately turn themselves in to the Portsmouth Police Department," Greene added.
Protester grievously injured The mob attack on Confederate statues in Portsmouth made national headlines over a video that showed a statue landing on a protester's head after being toppled from its monument.
The video quickly went viral on social media:
The protester who was seriously injured was later identified as Chris Green. His wife said that he flatlined twice on the way to the hospital where he was placed in a medically-induced coma.
After the horrendous incident, many noted that Louise Lucas personally told police officers to stand down as the protesters attacked the statue, and she was caught on video doing so.
"They cannot arrest them because the city owns this property," Lucas said at the time. "Come July 1, they can take it down anyway. So, these police officers cannot arrest them for being on city property. So, I'm going to stand right here and see what's going to happen."
Lucas later demanded that the city manager fire the police chief because she had "abdicated her responsibility to maintain peace and failed to uphold the law."
Police said they are seeking the help of the public to identify others involved in the protests against the Confederate monument.
The family for Green created a GoFundMe account that garnered more than $55,000 in donations to aid in paying his health bills.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Nothing bad will happen to these evil criminal in court, but I hope the legal fees ruin their lives. That’s the best that we can hope for with far-left corruption in our government and our courts.
In the meantime, “protester” Greene makes off with 55k from go fund me. “Life changing” injuries to his head mean it knocked some sense into him?!
Was Chris Green also charged? Why not?
Given that the FELONY CRIMES occurred in PORTSMOUTH (which is NOT a far left area of VA), the criminals just MAY be tried/convicted/sentenced to prison for their crimes.
That would be a GOOD THING & should be the result in every such criminal vandalism
Yours, TMN78247
Va. has deteriorated rapidly since the voter put Dems in office. I wouldn’t drop off a stray dog there now. Its become an unhealthy place to live with Northam running the gov.t.....
Life altering injuries? Like becoming a vegetable? Can they tell the difference? These “ mostly peaceful” protests have killed and injured a bunch of people. I would guess hundreds or a couple thousand. I guess you have to break a few eggs or skulls to make an omelette. Another disgusting and dangerous commie phrase.
Given that the FELONY CRIMES occurred in PORTSMOUTH (which is NOT a far left area of VA), the criminals just MAY be tried/convicted/sentenced to prison for their crimes.
Imo, that should be the result in every such case of CRIMINAL VANDALISM.
Yours, TMN78247
Traumatic brain injury. It's likely going to cost taxpayers a lot more than $55K to care for him for the rest of his life. I'd be surprised if the bill hadn't passed that mark some time ago.
The entire democrat party, the entire membership of blm is guilty of this crime, and needs to be jailed for the criminal organizations that they are.
The police chief and her department filed the charges through a magistrate without the support of the DA.
The police chief and her department filed the charges through a magistrate without the support of the DA.
The police chief just wanted to show L. Louise "PukeUs" Lucas that she was fulfilling "her responsibility to maintain peace and that she was "upholding the law".
Lucas will call her personally to thank her.
Meanwhile, the DA needs a blanket party.
A true Oprah moment: "You win stupid prizes! And you win stupid prizes! And you, and you, and you win stupid prizes!"
This wouldn’t have happened under Obama. The felony charges, that is.
How can you have a traumatic brain injury when you don’t have a brain?
If they had been working for blax, they would denounce blax murdering blax. Of murdered blax, 95% are murdered by other blax. But that can't get them money. So they focus on black criminals who are killed in the commission of crimes.
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