Shot Jeremy Mitchell during an alleged altercation after a traffic stop. Others in the community are concerned about how the investigation is being handled. Reporter were looking deeper into the idea of a special prosecutor. Greater transparency and greatest trust between the Africanamerican Community and the legal system. And the naacp agrees. T weve been trying to keep this thing peaceful and we want to keep it peaceful. And i think that would go a long way towards justice being served. Reporter the reason theres a lack of transparency is because the District Attorney needs to work closely with the police station. Normally when the Police Department takes alleged District Attorneys job to prosecute them and put them in jail. But a District Attorney is an elected official. In lynn county the term is four years. He was just on the ballot in 2014. There is voter accountability but that does not supersede the fact that theres a close relationship that can sometimes create a perception of
Shot jeremy jones. Kevin barry spoke with others in the community. Reporter that call for a special prosecutor comes from a place of anting Greater Transparency and trust. And also the greater legal system and how it handles the case for and the naacp in cedar rapid city agrees. Weve been trying to keep this thing peaceful and i think that would go a local way towards people seeing that justice will be served. The District Attorney and the cedar Rapid City Police department have to work closely or not charge the folks and put them in the legal system. The other side of this is the District Attorney is an elected position. Hes on the ballot. And the last time he was reelected was 2014. Voter accountability is another aspect but he does not think that overrules the fact that they there could be some conflict of interest. They tend to be elected by the voters, and they are responsible to the voters. And they have to be concerned, but the reality is they have to work with the local police.
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Excitement that the Democratic Party will need to succeed in november. On the republican side just like the biggest story out of iowa was marco rubio who didnt even win Donald Trumps runaway New Hampshire victory was overshadowed by john kasichs surprise second place finish. Maybe just maybe we are turning the page on a dark part of american politics because tonight the light overcame the darkness of negative campaigningi am going to be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. Remember that. Now that New Hampshire has been decided donald trump and Bernie Sanders officially get onto our victors board. Board. They join Hillary Clinton and ted cruz from their wins in iowa. Now everyones looking at nevada and South Carolina where both republicans and democrats weigh in next. Candidates were gone. New jersey governor Chris Christe and former heulettpackard ceo Carly Fiorina ended their runs for the white house. Late in the week jim gilmore also dropped out. After a big Momentum Sh