According to 16-year-old Jordan King, who was in the vehicle with Brittain, the truck was having gear trouble and would not remain in park, so Brittain exited to place a container behind a tire in order to keep it from backing up into the squad car. The Rev. Jeff Phillips, 5th Judicial District prosecutor, was named the special prosecutor for the case July 12. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers, Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of ". Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. "It really needs to be kept until the prosecutor determines if it is appropriate for release," Golden said. "It can be done in a way that it protects the evidence and protects the officer and the family.". Protesters gathered outside the Lonoke County Sheriffs Office last Wednesday in Lonoke, Arkansas, consisting of friends and family of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was gunned down by police during a traffic stop early that morning. As a result, there have only been nine days this year where police did not kill someone. By subscribing and supporting our efforts, you'll not only have access to all of our articles, but you'll also be helping us hire more writers to expand our coverage. He later died at North Little Rock Hospital. Tennessee's 2017 law provides that law enforcement body-camera videos of specifically named situations be treated as confidential, such as videos taken of minors at school. He hosts "PoliticsNation," which airs from 5 to 6 p.m. We've received your submission. But we need your help to do even more. 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[8], Davis was found guilty at trial in March 2022 of negligent homicide, but not guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 1 year in jail plus a $1,000 fine. At least seven other unarmed white people have been killed by police this year, according to a Washington Post database. * LITTLE ROCK, ARK. We dont just stand up for one race; we come for what is right, period. "We're ready to find out something. He previously told the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette on July 1 that the footage would likely be released by the special prosecutor once a prosecutor was appointed. People protesting the killing of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain doing burnouts in the parking lot of the Lonoke County sheriff's office. And if my coming can bring some publicity, then thats what Im supposed to do.. Favorites. Arkansas law doesn't provide clarity specifically to the release of body camera footage as it pertains to fatal officer-involved incidents. Watch David Norths remarks commemorating 25 years of the World Socialist Web Site and donate today. So far this year, police have killed a total of 371 people, including 122 whites, 71 blacks, 38 Hispanics, 3 listed as other, and 137 unidentified. This tragedy has gone unreported in the New York Times, the principal media voice of the Democratic Party, Jacobin magazine, which is linked to the Democratic Socialists of America, and Liberation News, the online newspaper of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The police, recruited from the lower-middle class and most backward elements of the working class, are licensed killers who protect and enforce the property interests of the ruling class. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and, if successful, the county is the likeliest source of money to satisfy a judgment. Sharpton had cynically sought to use the police murder of a white teenager to marshal support for the Democrats token George Floyd Act police reform bill in the Senate, which recently collapsed in negotiations. His uncle, Jesse Brittain, said the family wouldn't stop advocating until there was justice for Hunter and he also invoked "unjust killings". He claimed Sgt Davis then fired without telling Mr Brittain to stop or get on the ground. It's time they start letting us know something.". Michael Davis, a former police sergeant in Arkansas, has been charged with manslaughter for "recklessly" shooting and Hunter Brittain, an unarmed 17-year-old killed during a traffic stop gone . "That is why we have a prosecutor. Hunter was a 17-year-old kid who had the right to live, had the right to go on to graduate high school and had the right to be protected by law enforcement not shot dead by them. Video was not released until after the prosecutor's ruling in the case of Green Forest officer Francisco Pedraza, who fatally shot Maung Tway, 34, on June 5. ], In the video, Staley went on to say, Sadly, on social media, some people are demanding I take action without waiting for evidence. The teen didn't respond to oral commands given by the deputy, Newcomb said. An email from the agency also stated that Graham had opposed release of the footage at that time. According to Statista.com, the trend of fatal police shootings in the United States seems to only be increasing, with a total 604 civilians having been shot, 108 of whom were Black, in the first six months of 2021. According to MappingPoliceViolence.org, 745 people have been killed by police in the United States this year, of which 251 were white. Michael Davis near Cabot, Arkansas, United States. Hunter Brittain should have been celebrating this Fourth of July weekend. A memorial was held for 17-year-old Hunter Brittain who was fatally shot June 23 by a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop around 3 a.m. outside of a local auto repair shop in . It is long past time that we end qualified immunity, which shields police officers from being held personally accountable in civil lawsuits. Marque Heydari said prosecutors could set guidelines, such as all witnesses must be interviewed in the investigation before release of the footage. As King and Brittain went on a test drive in the truck, they made a right turn onto Highway 89 from Mahoneys body shop, travelling approximately one mile up the road to a church and turned around. International Committee of the Fourth International, Seventeen-year-old gunned down by police in Lonoke County, Arkansas. Instead, [Staley] fired Davis for not recording the crime, instead of for committing the crime, attorneys Ben Crump and Devon Jacob said in a statement after the sentencing. Brittain was fatally shot by a deputy during a traffic stop . Davis said he shot Brittain once, after the teen exited his truck and reached into its bed ignoring the sheriffs deputys orders to show his hands. "As the old saying goes, trust but verify," Jacob said. Hunter Brittain was driving a truck that was stopped by the deputy, identified as Sgt Michael Davis, in Arkansas. Police killing innocents is wrong. Supporting the Arkansas Times' independent journalism is more vital than ever. The body camera footage would be available once the case is closed or criminal charges are made, Steinbuch said. Maybe well find that out when the investigation is complete. 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To improve your experience. The vast majority of those who are brutalized, disappeared or killed by the armed and uniformed enforcers of the capitalist state are from the working class. Hunter was white, a fact that may surprise people familiar with the cases I have represented in the past. From 2017 to the present, according to Statista.com, victims of fatal police shootings in the US total 4379, of whom 1,805 are identified as white, 989 as black, 692 as Hispanic, 150 as other, and 753 as unidentified. That the world needs to melt frozen hearts that separate us. Maybe, said, Hunter Brittain is calling for some anti-freeze. He closed, to cheering, Its anti-freeze time.. -- Reps. M. M. Smith, Erickson, Cobb-Hunter, Pedalino, Lawson, Sessions, Bamberg, Hiott, Carter, Pope, Felder, Guffey . (Andrew Demillo/AP) Breaking News As it happens Get updates on. We will email you when the process is complete. In 2020, 27 percent of people killed by police were Black, despite being only 13 percent of the population. Devon Jacob, whos been a lawyer for George Floyds family, said racism is sometimes an element in police shootings. We must go. The white teen's. Thats irresponsible, and I wont do it. Jurors acquitted Michael Davis of the more serious offence of manslaughter while finding him guilty of the misdemeanour charge in the death of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain during a June 23 traffic stop outside Cabot, a city of about 26,000 people roughly 48 kilometres northeast of Little Rock. We come for what is right. The mostly white audience applauded. If he [the sheriffs deputy] felt like he was in danger, hes got a taser on his hip. Privacy is a concern in some cases, depending on where the video is shot and who is in it. With over 63,000 Facebook followers, 58,000 Twitter followers, 35,000 Arkansas blog followers, and 70,000 daily email blasts, our readers value great journalism. We are checking for the latest updates in this case. In the first half of 2021 alone, police have already killed 530 people, according to the research collective Mapping Police Violence. People will see the same video and draw different conclusions. [7], Brittains family and friends have proposed Hunters Law. Mr Brittan's grandmother was among people protesting outside the Sheriff's office. Young Hunter was unarmed and holding only a bottle of antifreeze for his car when he was shot three times by a sheriffs deputy. Hunter Brittain, on left (Twitter) A Lonoke County, Arkansas, deputy who shot and killed an unarmed teen during an early morning traffic stop in June has been fired for not recording the. Homepage. [The officer] told me get out with my hands up and pull my shirt up and stuff, and then [forced] me to the ground, put me in handcuffs and was dragging me around and stuff. Lonoke County circuit court judge on Monday chose Jeff Phillips to handle the case of the death of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain by Sgt. Hunter Brittains life mattered just as much as Andrew Browns. - It's been nearly four days since 17-year-old Hunter Brittain was shot and killed by a Lonoke County Sheriff's Deputy and loved ones have been protesting at the Sheriff's office every night since. Newcomb says Brittain was pulled over by Davis because his vehicle was smoking heavily and the engine was knocking. Family say he was unarmed and are demanding justice. smallest friend with biggest balls, said one. drink options include Sprinkles Donuts & Coffee Company, Starbucks, and McDonald's. Parks near 370 Cassidy Trl include Hunter Park, Sweetwater Valley Park, and Camp Inagehi. , where rallies have continued for three nights. King was with Brittain and another friend working on Brittains truck. He said national standards are needed for policing and accountability. An Arkansas-Democrat Gazette Freedom of Information request to state police was denied on the grounds that the case was still under investigation. after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 17-year-old man during a traffic stop who was trying to fix his car. Davis cried Thursday as he described the events that led to him killing teen Hunter Brittain during an early morning traffic stop June 23. 2023 The Federalist, A wholly independent division of FDRLST Media. Few states exempt police body camera footage from public records requests, but the majority have passed varying exemptions around the disclosure, such as who is allowed to see the video and in what time frame it must be released. Bozo time. Mobile App. More than a month after a Lonoke County deputy shot and killed 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, officials have yet to release body camera footage amid a national conversation about police. Members get daily listing updates. Brittain's family, along with the family's attorneys and civil rights advocates, continue their calls for transparency and the release of footage in that shooting that they say could have been avoided. Why have Ben Crump and Al Sharpton taken up the case of Hunter Brittain? Jeff Phillips, special prosecutor for the case, most recently denied a Freedom of Information Act request for the footage on July 19. For nearly four decades, I have stood alongside grieving families, preached at funerals, led marches against police brutality and fought on behalf of people who are voiceless. I was checking with him on his truck, Hundley said. Shortly after the hearing concluded, Davis was out on bond. He said it might be controversial. According to his family members, he went to place a large blue plastic bottle of antifreeze behind a tire to prevent his car from rolling backward as it was having mechanical problems. A prayer from his pastor opened the remarks. Phillips mentioned during the interview, Davis was asked to clarify if he could see Brittains hands or see what was in Brittains hands prior to discharging his county-issued firearm. [5] Davis was fired for leaving his body cam off until after Brittain was shot. All rights reserved. We dont just stand up for one race; we come for what is right, period. "Every state and local jurisdiction is different in how they handle these cases, and that is all the reason why prosecutors offices need to be clear on what this process is. He added, We dont just come for one race. He urged them to say it loudly, so his grandmother with a hearing aid and Brittain in heaven could hear. He denied the release of the footage on July 19. He told Sharpton it was a white young man. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Bodycam footage of an Arkansas deputy responding to the scene after former Lonoke County Sheriff's Sgt. As of 2018, at least 23 states and the District of Columbia had passed laws related to the public disclosure of body-worn camera footage, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. 1302 Brittain Rd is . There is a witness to Brittain's shooting. The case of Hunter Brittain has gained national attention over the past year, with renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump representing the Brittain family. Are people going to have to fear for their lives again?. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. UPDATE: Brian Chilson provides a sour note on what was an uplifting funeral, devoid of calls for anything but justice, unity of races and professional policing. However, that is challenging because of the complexity in each event. The law would require all Arkansas police officers to wear a body camera which would be kept turned on during their shift. Hunter Brittain, 17, was killed by Davis on June 23, 2021. I delivered the eulogy for Hunter at a packed auditorium at Beebe High School in Beebe, Arkansas. His sister sent me these photos. Under conditions of insurmountable wealth inequality, the Democratic and Republican parties have increased funding for law enforcement, armed departments with military-grade weapons, and provided training for police forces which claim the lives of more than 1,000 people every year. When Brittain remarked that we must end qualified immunity, he received a standing ovation and rightfully so. State police say the circumstances of the traffic stop and what led to the deputy to fire his gun at Mr Brittain "will be documented in the investigation". Meanwhile, they reject any policies in response to the pandemic, based on science, that impinge on the profit interests of the corporate-financial oligarchy, sacrificing the lives mainly of workers to the economic interests of Wall Street. Hunter was a 17-year-old kid who had the right to live. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The pickup he was driving the night he was shot by a Lonoke deputy after a traffic stop was parked outside. Introduction. Parks near 1302 Brittain Rd include Hunter Park, Sweetwater Valley Park, and Clinton Nature Preserve. The bill also bans chokeholds and no-knock warrants, requires the use of bodycams and so much more. @KATVNews #arnews pic.twitter.com/XNMb5YWP1q Mills Hayes (@KATVMillsHayes) June 23, 2021 Lawsuit filed in shooting death of Hunter Brittain in Lonoke County, Todays news COVID and corruption and the open line. Biden and the Democrats, including their pseudo-left appendages, portray police violence entirely as an expression of white racism, in order to foment divisions within the working class and undermine the growth of working class resistance and class consciousness. Davis, 31, was charged with felony manslaughter after the . SPEAKERS: From left, lawyers Devon Jacob and Ben Crump, and Rev. This was the first time I was invited to speak at a service where the victim was white, but as soon as I received the call about Hunters death, I immediately said yes. For 48 years, we've been fighting the good fight in Little Rock and beyond with your support, we can do even more. Qualified immunity for law officers must end, he said, to an ovation. Its at that point that the officer, Michael Davis, shot the 17-year-old three times. Together, we can continue to hold the powerful accountable and bring important stories to light. As I said that day, we may come from different backgrounds and might not agree on politics, but this is bigger than that; all of us want to see our children come home at night safe and protected. State police said Mr Brittain was from McRae, a city of about 700 about 24km northeast of Cabot. Michael Davis was sentenced Friday to a year in prison on a negligent homicide charge for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain on June 23. A Freedom of Information request for the footage was sent to Phillips on July 14. Updated: 1:05 PM CDT April 5, 2022. Setting and Participants A total of 173 sedentary, overweight (body mass index . The prosecuting attorney in that case, Larry Jegley, released his decision not to file criminal charges April 19. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff). The 17-year-old was killed after a Lonoke County sheriff's After placing King in custody, Davis and the deputy cleared Brittains truck. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly affected the US healthcare system. Then I said. A special prosecutor announced the felony charge against Michael Davis, a former sergeant with the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office, in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain. Chances are you havent yet heard about 17-year-old Hunter Brittain who, despite being unarmed, was shot dead by police during a traffic stop. He was my grandson, she said. Davis radioed dispatch that shots had been fired and requested assistance. "The police officer has a lot more situational. UPDATE: This is Hunter Brittain. Media attention for Brittains case has declined significantly since Democratic Party identity politics operative Reverend Al Sharpton spoke at Brittains memorial service in July. Despite this being one of those unarmed police shooting deaths that so often arouse the media, neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post has done a single piece of reporting on the incident. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Favorites. Members get daily listing updates. Relatives have said a witness to the shooting claims Davis didn't give oral commands before the shooting. "We hunger for additional evidence in these contested encounters," Fan said, but "even having the video is not going to lead to one conclusion that everybody shares. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Al Sharpton. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook The teen exited his truck to place a blue plastic bottle of antifreeze behind a wheel because the vehicle wouldn't shift into park, according to a previously released statement. Relatives have said Brittain was up late working on the vehicle's transmission before taking the test drive. He said each one of their lives (by name) mattered. Crump said the proposed Hunter's Law would require that all body cameras be active when law enforcement officers interact with the public, and that resulting videos be released immediately to the public. Theres a lot of misinformation on social media. Mike Davis near a body shop . Davis was charged with manslaughter; to be convicted, a jury must find that he recklessly caused Brittains death. [2] Brittain's family claimed he was test driving a truck, which he had been working on when he was pulled over by the deputy. Objective To examine the effects of exercise on total and intra-abdominal body fat overall and by level of exercise.. Design Randomized controlled trial conducted from 1997 to 2001.. Martins mother, Lakisha Williams, said she understands what the Brittain family was going through. Hunter Brittain's family has retained the same lawyers as George Floyd's family to represent them in court. Family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain are speaking out after he was shot and killed by a Lonoke County, Arkansas, sheriff's deputy in an early morning encounter near Cabot, a suburb. Investigators reviewed Daviss body camera footage and determined that he had not activated his camera until after the shot was fired. If the Senate wont pass reform legislation, then more pressure should be put on the president if the legislature doesnt act. Join the fight for truth and become a subscriber of the Arkansas Times. Shelby Young Hunter Brittain was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer who failed to activate his body-worn camera during an unnecessary and unconscionable encounter on June 23, 2021. Referred to Committee on . Family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain are demanding justice at the Lonoke Sheriffs Department. One blanket statement won't cover it, Lawrence said. King said, contrary to the officers testimony, that he never heard anyone say, show me your hands, or anything similar prior to the shooting. Police killing of unarmed teen in Cabot, Arkansas, "Hunter Brittain family files lawsuit against former deputy, Lonoke County sheriff", "A Teen Was Having Car Trouble. Killing of Hunter Brittain Read Edit View history At approximately 3:00 am ( CDT) on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was unarmed, was shot by Lonoke County sheriff's deputy Sgt. The service closed with a prayer as people of different race and heritage and gender stood before Brittains coffin. And also, justice for all of our other brothers and sisters dying at the hands of law enforcement hired to protect and serve us around this country.. He was white too, so you likely hadnt heard about that one either. But states like Louisiana have more vague language around the "expectation of privacy," which gives too much power to authorities to withhold footage, said Mary Fan, a law professor at the University of Washington who has studied body-camera policies across the nation. Al Sharpton spoke at Brittains funeral. According to members of Brittains family, he was working on his truck at around 3 am local time, trying to repair it so that he could make it to his job at Hundley Construction by 6 am. 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