Paula Reed Ward
Paula Reed Ward | Tribune-Review
Paula Reed Ward | Tribune-Review
Milton Raiford walks with his wife, Darlene, as they leave the Allegheny County Courthouse June 9, 2021.
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Black defense attorney Milton Raiford refused Wednesday to participate in his client’s nonjury trial until Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. meets with him, resigns or recuses himself from all of Raiford’s cases.
A spokesman for Zappala said that the office is aware of Raiford’s comments and has ordered a transcript of the proceedings.
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Five days after well-known Black attorney Milton Raiford spoke out against racism in the criminal justice system, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. emailed all of his deputy prosecutors forbidding them from offering any plea deals to Raiford or his clients. “On May 13, we experienced another issue
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Jafar Brooks’ 2020 photo at Central Catholic High School.
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Those who knew Jafar Brooks were lost for words in the days following the teenager’s untimely death.
“There are no words, you can’t describe this feeling. When you love someone, ain’t no words to make them feel better,” said Rashad Byrdsong, grandfather of the Churchill teen who was fatally shot earlier this week.
Byrdsong and his wife, Amargie Davis, have worked together for 30 years trying to prevent the fate met by their grandson. Brooks, 15, was found dead by police in Penn Hills early Tuesday morning after a shooting along the 1900 block of Garden Drive.