1:01 We are prepared, Isaac told an online gathering of the Faith & Community Alliance Monday. As we have for every inauguration that I ve seen in my 30 years, we will be sending a contingent of officers there to assist. We will also be prepared locally for any challenges that we may face.
Isaac was a guest presenter of the Alliance s Moral Monday series addressing civic leadership in times of crisis. He was asked specifically about how local law enforcement is monitoring social media and the internet. Officials are being criticized for not properly preparing for last week s attack on the U.S. Capitol despite obvious and blatant online planing by white nationalists and rioters.
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The resolution denounces the the insurrection and violence that occurred at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 and calls for the peaceful transition of power to the duly elected 46th president of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on January 20, 2021, something President Donald Trump has since said he will to do.
It was brought forward by council members Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney and Wendell Young. The mayor and all nine council members offered comments decrying the actions before voting. Such resolutions are often ceremonial in nature and beyond the scope of council; in the past members have objected to such documents because they don t pertain to the business of council.
0:38 There is no set timeframe for investigations to conclude, says U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Dave DeVillers, who is trying to identify local participants.
In a release, DeVillers says his office is, in continual contact with the FBI and they are actively investigating.
DeVillers thinks any one of the following federal statues may be applicable to the insurgents.
Civil Disorder: punishable by up to five years in prison, it prohibits adversely affecting any federally protected function or obstructing any law enforcement officer from the performance of official duties.
The Federal Riot Act: punishable by up to five years in prison, it applies to anyone who traveled interstate to incite, promote, or participate in a riot. This includes anyone who aided or abetted individuals who carried on a riot or committed a violent crime in furtherance of a riot.
‘Columbus Is Not Safe For Black People’: Andre’ Hill’s Police Killing Is Latest Case Of Excessive Force In Ohio
‘Columbus Is Not Safe For Black People’: Andre’ Hill’s Police Killing Is Latest Case Of Excessive Force In Ohio
By Charise Frazier
(Source NewsOne):
Columbus, Ohio police on Wednesday released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed a 47-year-old Black man, identified as Andre’ Hill, earlier this week, according to the Associated Press. Hill, who was armed only with a cell phone, is the second Black man fatally shot in the city by police in recent weeks following the tragic shooting of Casey Goodson Jr., who was killed while holding a sandwich.
Darron Cummings / Associated Press
Ahead of a candelight vigil on Saturday, civil rights attorney Ben Crump held a snowy press conference with the family of Andre Hill outside the Brentnell Recreation Center in east Columbus. “Put your fist in the sky,” Crump led the crowd in chanting. “Get em up, raise em high.”
Columbus Police officer Adam Coy fatally shot Hill during a non-emergency call early December 22, while neglecting to activate his body camera and administer first aid. Coy faces the possibility of being fired as soon as Monday, when he s scheduled for a disciplinary hearing with the city Public Safety Director.