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2016-12-23 11:17:03 UTC
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/22/a-black-
mother-told-police-a-white-man-assaulted-her-child-they-arrested-her-
instead/?utm_term=.002f5b1f8054
A Fort Worth police officer has been placed on restricted duty status
after a viral video emerged Wednesday showing the officer arresting a
mother who called authorities to report that her 7-year-old son has been
assaulted.
In a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday, police said the departments
Internal Affairs Unit is investigating the incident, which led to the
arrest of the mother, Jacqueline Craig, and her two daughters, according
to video of the incident that was posted on Facebook.
Craig, 46, and her relatives are black, and the officer who has not been
named by police is white.
The nearly 6-minute video which shows the officer pointing his stun gun
at teenagers during the controversial arrests has been shared more than
65,000 times and racked up nearly 1 million views.
Craig was charged with resisting arrest, according to jail records
obtained by the Star-Telegram.
Brea Hymond, one of Craigs teenage daughters, was also charged with
resisting arrest and interfering with public duty, the paper reported.
A second 15-year-old daughter was also arrested, but charging information
was not immediately available.
Lee Merritt, an attorney for the woman, told the Star-Telegram that he
wants the charges against his clients dropped immediately, calling them
completely manufactured.
We want to see the officer involved terminated from his position as a
peace officer within Fort Worth and would also like to see him prosecuted
criminally for his behavior for his felony assault of my clients,
Merritt added. We would like to see the individual who all this started
from the neighbor who assaulted a 7-year-old child prosecuted as
well.
He noted on Twitter that police didnt take Craigs original report about
her son allegedly being assaulted.
On Wednesday morning, Merritt tweeted that he was working to secure the
release of both women. By Wednesday afternoon, that release had occurred,
according to the lawyers Twitter feed.
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The FWPD never took original report of assault on Jacquelin Craig's son.
After bond is posted completing this report will be our 1st step
7:05 AM - 22 Dec 2016
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S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
The filmed officer was not the only 1 to interact with my clients during
arrest. No reporting officer objected to this repulsive actions.
10:18 AM - 22 Dec 2016
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S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
We can't keep excusing this as the rogue actions of a bad apple ... the
bunch has been spoiled ... we need to fix the barrel
10:19 AM - 22 Dec 2016
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S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
Still working hard to secure release of Jacqueline Craig & Brea Hymond.
They are in good spirits & appreciate all the support. @ShaunKing
1:58 AM - 22 Dec 2016
548 548 Retweets 1,402 1,402 likes
The police statement said investigators worked throughout the night
interviewing witnesses and reviewing video evidence, including footage
from the officers body camera.
The statement asked the public to remain calm Thursday as their
investigation into the troubling continues.
We acknowledge that the initial appearance of the video may raise serious
questions, the police statement said. We ask that our investigators are
given the time and opportunity to thoroughly examine the incident and to
submit their findings.
The process may take time, but the integrity of the investigation rests
upon the ability of our investigators to document facts and to accurately
evaluate the size and scope of what transpired.
The video begins with Craig explaining to the officer that her children
told her that a man in her Fort Worth neighborhood grabbed her son by the
neck after the child refused to pick up litter.
You couldve came to me, Craig tells the accused man, who stands nearby.
Dont put your hands on my son.
Well why dont you teach your son not to litter, the officer responded.
Craig then replied, He cant prove to me that my son littered, but it
doesnt matter if he did or didnt, it doesnt give him the right to put
his hands on him.
Why not? the officer responded.
The comment prompts someone outside the shot to remind the officer that
hes being recorded.
Craig, growing pained, tells the officer that he doesnt know what she
teaches her son and that children dont always follow their parents rules
when adults are out of sight.
The officer replies that if she keeps yelling its going to piss me off
and Im going to take you to jail.
As tensions rise, the video shows Hymond, 19, step in front of Craig and
begin to push her away from the officer. At that point, the officer grabs
the teenager from behind before aggressively pushing her to the side,
knocking Craig to the ground and shoving a taser into her back and then
pointing the weapon at others at the scene.
Merritt told KXAS-TV that Craigs teenage daughter stepped in between the
officer and her mother to de-escalate the situation.
As the officer grabs the teens shoulder from behind a voice screams,
Dont grab her! Dont grab her!
As the incident unfolds a woman can be heard telling the officer that he
is on live.
The video shows the officer arresting Hymond while the person filming
follows him with her phone yelling profanities and telling the officer
that hes arresting a 15-year-old.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
His Omnipotence Barack Hussein Obama, declared himself "Pooptator" of all
mentally ill homosexuals and crossdressers, while declaring where they
will defecate.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
Loretta Fuddy, killed after she "verified" Obama's phony birth
certificate.
mother-told-police-a-white-man-assaulted-her-child-they-arrested-her-
instead/?utm_term=.002f5b1f8054
A Fort Worth police officer has been placed on restricted duty status
after a viral video emerged Wednesday showing the officer arresting a
mother who called authorities to report that her 7-year-old son has been
assaulted.
In a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday, police said the departments
Internal Affairs Unit is investigating the incident, which led to the
arrest of the mother, Jacqueline Craig, and her two daughters, according
to video of the incident that was posted on Facebook.
Craig, 46, and her relatives are black, and the officer who has not been
named by police is white.
The nearly 6-minute video which shows the officer pointing his stun gun
at teenagers during the controversial arrests has been shared more than
65,000 times and racked up nearly 1 million views.
Craig was charged with resisting arrest, according to jail records
obtained by the Star-Telegram.
Brea Hymond, one of Craigs teenage daughters, was also charged with
resisting arrest and interfering with public duty, the paper reported.
A second 15-year-old daughter was also arrested, but charging information
was not immediately available.
Lee Merritt, an attorney for the woman, told the Star-Telegram that he
wants the charges against his clients dropped immediately, calling them
completely manufactured.
We want to see the officer involved terminated from his position as a
peace officer within Fort Worth and would also like to see him prosecuted
criminally for his behavior for his felony assault of my clients,
Merritt added. We would like to see the individual who all this started
from the neighbor who assaulted a 7-year-old child prosecuted as
well.
He noted on Twitter that police didnt take Craigs original report about
her son allegedly being assaulted.
On Wednesday morning, Merritt tweeted that he was working to secure the
release of both women. By Wednesday afternoon, that release had occurred,
according to the lawyers Twitter feed.
Follow
S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
The FWPD never took original report of assault on Jacquelin Craig's son.
After bond is posted completing this report will be our 1st step
7:05 AM - 22 Dec 2016
350 350 Retweets 569 569 likes
Follow
S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
The filmed officer was not the only 1 to interact with my clients during
arrest. No reporting officer objected to this repulsive actions.
10:18 AM - 22 Dec 2016
135 135 Retweets 217 217 likes
Follow
S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
We can't keep excusing this as the rogue actions of a bad apple ... the
bunch has been spoiled ... we need to fix the barrel
10:19 AM - 22 Dec 2016
148 148 Retweets 312 312 likes
S. Lee Merritt @MeritLaw
Still working hard to secure release of Jacqueline Craig & Brea Hymond.
They are in good spirits & appreciate all the support. @ShaunKing
1:58 AM - 22 Dec 2016
548 548 Retweets 1,402 1,402 likes
The police statement said investigators worked throughout the night
interviewing witnesses and reviewing video evidence, including footage
from the officers body camera.
The statement asked the public to remain calm Thursday as their
investigation into the troubling continues.
We acknowledge that the initial appearance of the video may raise serious
questions, the police statement said. We ask that our investigators are
given the time and opportunity to thoroughly examine the incident and to
submit their findings.
The process may take time, but the integrity of the investigation rests
upon the ability of our investigators to document facts and to accurately
evaluate the size and scope of what transpired.
The video begins with Craig explaining to the officer that her children
told her that a man in her Fort Worth neighborhood grabbed her son by the
neck after the child refused to pick up litter.
You couldve came to me, Craig tells the accused man, who stands nearby.
Dont put your hands on my son.
Well why dont you teach your son not to litter, the officer responded.
Craig then replied, He cant prove to me that my son littered, but it
doesnt matter if he did or didnt, it doesnt give him the right to put
his hands on him.
Why not? the officer responded.
The comment prompts someone outside the shot to remind the officer that
hes being recorded.
Craig, growing pained, tells the officer that he doesnt know what she
teaches her son and that children dont always follow their parents rules
when adults are out of sight.
The officer replies that if she keeps yelling its going to piss me off
and Im going to take you to jail.
As tensions rise, the video shows Hymond, 19, step in front of Craig and
begin to push her away from the officer. At that point, the officer grabs
the teenager from behind before aggressively pushing her to the side,
knocking Craig to the ground and shoving a taser into her back and then
pointing the weapon at others at the scene.
Merritt told KXAS-TV that Craigs teenage daughter stepped in between the
officer and her mother to de-escalate the situation.
As the officer grabs the teens shoulder from behind a voice screams,
Dont grab her! Dont grab her!
As the incident unfolds a woman can be heard telling the officer that he
is on live.
The video shows the officer arresting Hymond while the person filming
follows him with her phone yelling profanities and telling the officer
that hes arresting a 15-year-old.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
His Omnipotence Barack Hussein Obama, declared himself "Pooptator" of all
mentally ill homosexuals and crossdressers, while declaring where they
will defecate.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
Loretta Fuddy, killed after she "verified" Obama's phony birth
certificate.