CMPD Takes Down Weed Smoking Bojangles Employee

CMPD Officers went hands on in Steele Creek Monday and in the process attracted a fairly large audience. It didn't take long for the cell phone video to show up on youtube. 

Beyond the usual comments and even race baiting Attorney Benjamin Crump, the media rush to judgment was predictable, which was met with a weak push back from CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings.

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Jennings' comments came one day after he issued a statement about the incident which he called, "hard to watch." 

And just for good measure Corine Mack, the president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP, said the video immediately took her back to previous violence incidents involving police. "It was triggering," Mack said Tuesday. "It reminded me of George Floyd and immediately I began to weep."

The video, which went viral on Instagram, shows at least four CMPD officers restraining the woman on the ground while a fifth officer was punching her multiple times. It happened just after 2 p.m. Monday near the intersection of South Tryon Street and West Arrowood Road. 

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Jennings also confirmed CMPD's attorney has filed a petition with the court to release any body camera footage related to the incident. In North Carolina, a police officer's body camera video cannot be released without a judge's authorization. 

"I watched the body worn camera footage and believe that it tells more of the story than what is circulating on social media," Jennings wrote in his statement on X. "The public deserves to view this footage as well."

Jennings has asked the community for patience during the investigation.

"Let's not lose sight of the big picture," Jennings said.

Christina Pierre

Christina Pierre was charged with assault on a government official resisting and simple possession. And was as you have come to expect released on an unsecured bond.

Cedar's Take:

Sure the optics look bad. Maybe next time just tase her happy ass to get compliance. 

But if I was the CMPD Steele Creek Division I'd say "stand down" give South Tryon a 72 hour breather withdraw and let "da Creek" fend for itself! 

Starting 2am Friday and maybe go back to responding to calls for service say 2am Monday. 

Seriously we need to look at the this from both directions first why are we enforcing laws against weed, second why the truck are you smoking weed at a bus stop and then giving the police a hard time about it?

I also know the Bojangles has been a hot spot for sometime and I'd expect CMPD to put the squeeze on anyone breaking the law. Just the same they are going to video you and post it so that the race baiting wackos like Corine Mack and say it looked just like George Floyd. Just let Steele Creek go to dirt.