NO CHARGES.
THE ALAMANCE COUNTY DISTRI ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO A DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING.
A GRAHAM OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING WILL NOT BE CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME THE SHOOTING OCCURRED BACK I JANUARY, 2020.
JUSTIN SHRAIR IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE ALAMANCE COUNTY COURT HOUSE WITH THOSE DETAILS, JUSTIN?
JUSTIN: SEAN BOONE, THE ALAMANCE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHARACTERIZED THE SHOOTING AS BEING AN ACCIDENT.
THIS STEMS FROM AN ENCOUNTER BACK IN JANUARY OF 202 AFTER GRAHAM POLICE OFFICER MARCUS POLLOCK AND TWO OTHER GRAHAM OFFICERS WENT TO A HOME TO ARREST JAQUYN LIGHT
WHO WAS WANTED FOR SIMPL ASSAULT AND PROBATION VIOLATIONS.
THE DA SAYS HE WAS SHOT AFTER HE RAN OUT THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE HOME AND INTO OFFICER POLLOCK.
ONE SHOT WAS FIRED BY THAT OFFICER.
THE DA SAYS ALONG WITH EVIDENCE OF THE INJURY TO LIGHT, POOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS OUTSIDE THE HOME, BODY CAM VIDEO FROM 3 OFFICERS AND A LOT OF OTHER EVIDENCE, NO PROBABLE CAUSE
EXISTS.
BOONE SAYS WHILE THE DEATH OF LIGHT IS TRAGIC, HE BELIEVES FROM THE EVIDENCE THAT NIGHT LIGHT NOR POLLOCK WANTED TO HURT ONE ANOTHER.
TWO ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, A DA INVESTIGATOR AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY REVIEWED ALL THE EVIDENCE AND THE CASE INDEPENDENTLY.
>> MR. LIGHT DID NOT CAUSE DESERVE OR ASK FOR THE RESULTS THAT EVENING.
THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT.
THE LIGHTING, THE WAY THE HOUSE WAS STRUCTURED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NO INTENT BY ANYBODY TO CAUSE HARM AND I WANTED T MAKE THAT CLEA.
JUSTIN: IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THAT LIGHT WAS UNARMED.
AND THE OFFICER WHO FIRED THE SHOT, HIS BODY CAMERA WAS NOT ACTIVATED UNTIL AFTER THE SHOOTING.
TALITH BREAKING NEWS IN WINSTON-SALEM.
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE CALLIN FOR MORE ANSWERS IN THE DEATH OF A MAN AT THE FORSYTH COUNTY JAIL.
THE WINSTON-SALEM CHAPTER OF THE NAACP ALONG WITH THE MINISTER’S CONFERENCE JUST SPOKE ABOUT THE DEATH OF JOHN NEVILLE.
FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF BOBBY KIMBROUGH ALSO ATTENDED.
NEVILLE DIED IN DECEMBER FROM A BRAIN INJURY DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST.
AUTOPSY REPORTS SAY HIS HEART STOPPED AFTER MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES AT THE FORSYTH COUNTY DETENTION CENTER RESTRAINED HIM FACE DOWN.
FIVE FORMER DETENTION OFFICERS AND A NURSE ARE ALL FACING INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN NEVILLE’S DEATH.
FOR A THIRD DAY IN A ROW, DEMONSTRATORS CALLING FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY AS JOHN NEVILLE’S DEATH IS INVESTIGATED.
THEY’RE CALLING THIS PROTEST OCCUPY THE BLOCK.
THE GROUP IS DEMANDING SHERIFF BOBBY KIMBROUGH AND DISTRI ATTORNEY JIM O’NEILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT JAIL POLICY CHANGES MADE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.
AND HOW CHARGES WERE DETERMINED IN THE CASE.
BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PENTAGON IS BANNING DISPLAYS OF THE CONFEDERATE FLAG ON MILITARY INSTILLATIONS.
THE A.P. OBTAINED A MEMO SIGNED BY DEFENSE SECRETARY MARK ESPER.
THE POLICY IS CAREFULLY WORDED.
AND DOESN’T MENTION THE WORD BAN OR THAT SPECIFIC FLA THE MEMO ALSO LISTS THE TYPES OF FLAGS THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED ON BASES.
SUCH AS THE U.S. AND STATE FLAG AND THE POW MIA FLAG.
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT ON THE LIST.
TURNING NOW TO YOUR FORECAST.
A LIVE LOOK OVER GREENSBORO THIS AFTERNOON.
SUNSHINE OUT THERE.
METEOROLOGIST CARLY CASSADY JOINS US.
CARLY, IT LOOKS LIKE BOTH THE HEAT AND STORM CHANCES ARE BUILDING TODAY.
CARLY: BOTH OF THEM FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND, 89 DEGREES IN GREENSBORO.
WE HAVE A MIXTURE OF SUMMER SUN AND CLOUD ACROSS THE AREA.
DEFINITELY FEELING THOSE TEMPERATURES AND THAT HIGHER HUMIDITY.
83 IN MOUNT AIRY, 86 IN NORTH WILKESBORO, 89 IN GALAX.
NOT A BAD LUNCH HOUR OUT THERE.
WE HAVE MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS.
VERY LIGHT ACTIVITY.
NOT REALLY TALKING STORMS JUST YET.
ABOUT 60% OR 50% FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ABOUT 20% TONIGHT.
STAYING SCATTERED, NOT RAINING THE ENTIRE TIME AND BACK WORDS THE MID-80’S.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE ALERT ICON AT THE 90’S AS THE DAY GOES ALONG.
KEEPING THAT 50% CHANCE FOR THE AFTERNOON, EVENING, AND A LITTLE BIT LONGER INTO TONIGHT.
TALITHA: IN YOUR CORONAVIRUS HEADINES.
THE NUMBER OF CASES CONTINUES TO CLIMB IN THE UNITED STATES.
RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE INFECTED.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO AN NBC NEWS COUNT.
SADLY, CLOSE TO 140,000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO THE VIRUS.
WE ARE WAITING ON AN UPDATE ON NORTH CAROLINA CASES FROM STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS.
ALSO, THE UNITED STATES IS STRETCHING THE BAN ON CRUISE SHIPS UNTIL THE EARLY FALL.
THE NO-SAIL ORDER, WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED ON APRIL 9.
THE CDC HAS UPDATED IT’S ORDE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13.
GEORGIA’S GOVERNOR AND ATLANTA’S MAYOR FACE OFF GOING MASK-TO-MASK.
OVER REQUIRING FACE COVERINGS.
GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP IS SUING MAYOR KEISHA LANCE-BOTTOMS OVER THE CITY’S FACE COVERING MANDAT THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THE MAYOR OVERSTEPPED HER AUTHORITY.
AND ATLANTA MUST FOLLOW THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH PROHIBITS MASK MANDATE >> I’M CONFIDENT GEORGIANS DON’T NEED A MANDATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
INSTEAD OF ISSUING MANDATES THAT ARE CONFUSING AND UNENFORCEABLE I’M ASKING ALL LOCAL LEADERS TO ENFORCE THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE ORDER.
>> IT IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND WE ARE WASTING TIME FIGHTING EACH OTHER WHEN THIS VIRUS DOESN’T UNDERSTAND POLITICS, IT DOESN’T INSPECT THE STATE, CITY, IT IS IMPACTING US
ALL.
TALITHA: BOTH SAVANNAH AND ATHENS ENACTED MASK MANDATES PRIOR TO ATLANTA.
BUT THOSE CITIES ARE NOT A FOCUS OF THE LAWSUIT.
MORGUES ARE AT FULL CAPACITY I SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BECAUE OF COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS.
AS A RESULT THE POSTPONEMENT OF MANY FUNERALS DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES HAS MANY AREAS SEEING AN INCREASE IN REFRIGERATED TRUCKS BEING BROUGHT IN TO STORE BODIES.
AT LEAST TWO ARE ALREADY OPERATIONAL IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND 3 MORE WILL BE SET UP BY THE WEEKEN IN NORTH CAROLINA, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING SEVERAL TRENDS.
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED HERE.
HEALTH SECRETARY DR. MANDY COHEN SAYS WE ARE NOT MEETING TWO OF THEM.
THEY INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH COVID-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
AND THE NUMBER OF LAB CONFIRMED CASES.
SHE SAYS BOTH ARE INCREASING.
TWO OTHER TRENDS ARE HOLDING STEADY, BUT REMAIN A CONCERN THE PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE TESTS IS HOLDING AT BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10%.
OFFICALS WANT TO SEE THAT CLOSER TO 5%.
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO GOING UP.
THE STATE HAS THE CAPACITY