| Submit your comments on this article | ||
| Home Front: WoT | ||
| Two BLM rioters were convicted for setting an Atlanta Wendy's on fire at a BLM riot in 2020 | ||
| 2023-12-05 | ||
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
Chisom Kingston and Natalie White
In addition to Kingston and White, John Wesley Wade, 35, was indicted on the same charges earlier this year in January. All three initially pleaded not guilty and waived their arraignments in March 2022, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The charges stem from a violent BLM riot over the death of Rayshard Brooks, 27, who was killed in a police-involved shooting in June 2020. Brooks had reportedly punched Atlanta police officer, David Brosnan, and stole his taser while under investigation for a DUI in the parking lot of a Wendy's. Brooks aimed the Taser at Officer Brosnan and a second officer, Garrett Rolfe, shot and killed Brooks during the altercation. Brooks allegedly punched Brosnan hard enough to cause a concussion, according to AJC. As a result, rioters torched the Wendy's in protest of Brooks' death. An autonomous zone was created at the site but was dismantled by police a few days later. Violent demonstrations followed throughout the city over the next few months. During the time of that autonomous zone, an 8-year-old girl was killed on July 4, 2020 in the Wendy's parking lot. The girl was murdered as she rode in a car with her mother and another adult. A group had fired multiple gunshots at the vehicle, ultimately resulting in the young girl later dying at the hospital. Officers Rolfe and Brosnan were criminally charged by former Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard
John Wesley Wade, the third suspect that did not take a plea deal, is a prominent Black Lives Matter activist in Atlanta and led several protests in the summer of 2020. In October 2020, Wade was arrested on federal charges over a string of violent demonstrations and was sentenced to five years in federal prison in March 2022. Wade was among a group of rioters that torched Atlanta police vehicles and set fires to United States Postal Service property during the lead up to the 2020 election. The group left notes that read "Stand By" in an attempt to frame the Proud Boys for the crimes. The phrase was in reference to when former President Donald Trump told the right-wing group to "stand back and stand by" after he was asked to condemn the Proud Boys during the first 2020 presidential debate. Trump later denounced them. Wade was caught by police after he was ordered to wear a GPS ankle-monitoring device at the time of the attacks when he was released on bond for burning down the Wendy's location in Atlanta, Georgia, where Rayshard Brooks was shot by the Atlanta Police Department. Related: Rayshard Brooks: 2023-06-03 Media Highlights Amazon Crybabies Rayshard Brooks: 2022-08-24 The shooting of Rayshard Brooks, the drunk man who assaulted cops at a Wendy’s in Atlanta before stealing a taser & firing it at them, has been determined to be justified Rayshard Brooks: 2022-03-07 Hate-Hoaxing Atlanta Rioters Who Tried to Frame Trump Supporters Convicted Related: Paul Howard: 2020-08-13 Fulton County (Atlanta) DA Trounced In Runoff Election 3 To 1 Paul Howard: 2020-07-15 Hmmm: Georgia Expands Criminal Probe Into DA In Rayshard Brooks Case ‐ Who's Now On His Third Explanation On Subpoenas Paul Howard: 2020-07-07 DC Mayor With a Majority-Minority Police Force Feels ‘Powerless’ To Stop Gun Violence Killing African-American Kids Related: Fani Willis: 2023-11-20 Turley: Don't Count On A Trump Conviction - None Of These Cases Are Slam-Dunks Fani Willis: 2023-10-19 Trump Lawyer Sydney Powell pleads guilty to election interference Fani Willis: 2023-10-13 Fulton County DA Fani Willis again rejects House GOP request for docs on Trump case | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 I'll bet the judge is black |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-12-05 14:53 |
| #5 I bet the judge is a "good person" who is willing "to give them a second chance." |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-12-05 13:12 |
| #4 I wonder what the fine would be if I burnt down Fanni Willis house? |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-12-05 08:33 |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-12-05 03:59 |
| #2 GA Legal Code O.C.G.A. 16-7-60 to 62 Arson NO WHERE the sentencing rules is it $500 and litter patrol. 16-7-60 A person convicted of the offense of arson in the first degree shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years, or both. 16-7-61 A person convicted of the offense of arson in the second degree shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, or both. 16-7-62 A person convicted of the offense of arson in the third degree shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-12-05 03:56 |
| #1 WOW ! 2 out of how many dozens and that $500 Fine and Comm service? 🤔 was the DA too hard on them? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-12-05 03:45 |