For-The-Masses

Too Bad, Pensions Aren't Part of Settlements

Excerpt: "The North Las Vegas City Council has agreed to pay a deaf woman $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit she filed against the city and its police chief over a 2021 encounter with an officer.

Andrea Hollingsworth sued the city under the Americans with Disabilities Act following an incident in April 2021. She claimed a police officer pushed her to the ground and handcuffed her, according to body camera video presented as evidence in the case.

Hollingsworth alleged that the encounter escalated because the officer ignored her deafness and failed to accommodate her disability during the interaction. The parties reached an agreement on the settlement late last year. The city council’s vote Tuesday night made the settlement official"

North Las Vegas to pay $1.2 million settlement over 2021 incident with its police The North Las Vegas City Council has agreed to pay a deaf woman $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit she filed against the city and its police chief over a 2021 encounter with an officer.

Deadly DV

Excerpt: Linda Hayden, 61, of Ferguson, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with a deadly double shooting on Saturday. Hayden’s bond has been set at $2 million cash only, no 10%.

The man has been identified as Henry Williams, a retired Berkeley fire chief. No identification has been given for the woman, with an autopsy pending.

Arrest made in Ferguson double homicide involving former fire chief A woman has been charged in connection with a deadly double shooting in Ferguson that occurred Saturday. Both a man and a woman died as a result of what police are calling a “domestic-related in nature” crime.

Rest in Power

Excerpt: "The Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner who was prominent for more than 50 years and who ran strongly for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988, has died. He was 84."

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84 A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr

First Time I a Decade, Against NYPD

Excerpt: "An NYPD sergeant was found guilty of manslaughter for throwing a cooler that killed a man during a botched arrest in the Bronx in 2023.

A judge found Erik Duran, 38, guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Friday.

The NYPD sergeant was accused of throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect in the Bronx.

The suspect, 30-year-old Eric Duprey, then crashed his scooter and died."

NYPD sergeant guilty of manslaughter for throwing cooler that killed man during botched arrest An NYPD sergeant was found guilty of manslaughter for throwing a cooler that killed a man during a drug bust in the Bronx.

Only 20 Years

Excerpt: "Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of second-degree murder for the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and two years of supervised probation after.

In court, Grayson, gave a statement following his defense, for the first time admitting wrongdoing against Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible prowler outside her Springfield home." Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 20 years for murder of Sonya Massey

Former Illinois sheriff's deputy sentenced to 20 years for murder of Sonya Massey Sean Grayson, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Massey, admitted wrongdoing and remorse for the first time today during his sentencing.