For Spotlight PA Civil rights marchers on a journey from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. are seen here in Youngstown, Ohio. The district attorney in Bedford County has brought dozens of charges against a man for firing a 12-gauge shotgun at civil rights marchers last August, striking one in the face and endangering 19 others.
The announcement from Lesley Childers-Potts came just days after Spotlight PA and The Tribune-Democrat learned the prosecutor had been given the results of a State Police investigation into the shooting in early March and just one day after the news organizations asked why she hadn’t acted on it.
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By - Associated Press - Saturday, May 8, 2021
SCHELLSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced charges against two people in connection with gunfire between a group of marchers on their way to Washington, D.C., from Milwaukee and a rural Pennsylvania resident last summer.
Bedford County District Attorney Lesley Childers-Potts said Friday that 51-year-old Terry Myers of Schellsburg and 37-year-old Orsino Thurman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin faced charges including aggravated assault and reckless endangering.
Childers-Potts said the charges were “based upon the facts of the case, not emotion or popular opinion,” adding that she hadn’t been willing “to make a charging decision based upon incomplete information.”
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Bedford County District Attorney Lesley Childers-Potts said Friday that 51-year-old Terry Myers of Schellsburg and 37-year-old Orsino Thurman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin faced charges including aggravated assault and reckless endangering.
Childers-Potts said the charges were “based upon the facts of the case, not emotion or popular opinion,” adding that she hadn’t been willing “to make a charging decision based upon incomplete information.”
“I personally reviewed every piece of evidence, including over 700 pages of written reports prepared by the Pennsylvania State Police,” said DA Childers-Potts. “Where someone lives or who they know is not relevant in our prosecutions. Seeking truth and justice and doing the right thing for the right reason are important in every case.”
Colerain Rainsburg Recreation program is seeking monetary donations to offset depleted funds as a result of the pandemic. The funds are used for park upkeep. Send donations to: Colerain Recreation, c/o Cheryl A. Gardner, 3746 Main Road, Bedford. Anyone with questions can call 814-847-2660.
Annual spring pancake and sausage breakfast will be served by the Everett Lions Club from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 22 at the Everett Church of the Brethren. There will be pancakes, whole hog sausage, puddinâ, sausage gravy, applesauce, scrambled eggs and hot and cold beverages available. Donations will be accepted for the all-you-can-eat breakfast. Take-out meals will be available. The church is located along Water Street with ample parking available.