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Transcripts For WTXF Fox 29 News At 10 20160224

Meeting with police and prosecutors without any comment. Surrounded by camera crews and reporters, mccoy made his way to an uber car and left all the talking to his attorney dennis cogan. He loved to talk to you. Hed love to talk to you. But im not letting him talk to you because theres ongoing investigation. Reporter two hour sit down with investigators took place at the Office Office mccoys tos attorneys after a planning meeting at the da office was abruptly canceled when the media found out about it. Sources say mccoy wanted a chance to tell his side of the story. Investigators left the meeting tight lipped. No comment. Reporter meeting came as fox 29 obtained these photos of officer Darnell Jesse one of the off Duty Officers allegedly punched, kicked and stomped by members of mccoys party during a brawl over an expensive bottle champagne at recess lounge in old city more than two weeks ago. Jesse and the other officers suffered significant injuries including broken bones, cuts, fractured ribs and hairline skull fracture. Both of these off Duty Officers were the victims of a violent assault that night inside the nightclub. Its clear theyve suffered serious permanent injuries as a result of the beatings. Did nothing wrong but im not going to say anything more about it. Reporter ongoing saga over the high profile case has left mccoy under investigation along with four or five of his friends. Nfl and his team the Buffalo Bills are watching the proceedings closely but not commenting. No charges are expected against the off Duty Officers. Still theres no word on when the da will make a decision on the fate of mccoy and his friends. Well see how things turn out. We expect a criminal investigation. Reporter this was unusual move by Defense Attorneys and prosecutors today the attorne attorney District Attorney Seth Williams has said he will not rush to make a decision in this case. Still no timetable on when he will make that decision or whether charges will indeed be filed. Iain. All right, dave, thank you. On your radar tonight a wet night around the area. Heres life look from reading to night. The roads you can see all the water on our lense at the canal wood suites you definitely will need a heavy coat and umbrella. These people had the right idea in center city with big story is more rain on the way tomorrow. Kathy. That is much bigger, more powerful storm, iain. First we have to get rid of this. Some light rain, some patchy fog and actually some drizzle still cold enough to see an icy mix as you head towards northampton counsel teen the poconos. Poconos 30 degrees. Elsewhere warm enough for rain and it will be in the liquid form through most of the region overnight tonight. With the exception of the poconos and Northampton County we still have winter wet advisory for sleet and freezing rain through 9 00 oclock tomorrow morning. Overnight 39 in the city. 34 in the suburbs with light rain and drizzle little fog and then the main event the storm will be moving our way by seven, 8 00 oclock tomorrow morning with periods of rain. But does it have a history of severe weather. Severe storms in the deep south and even some tornadoes. For us the main threat damaging winds a high risk through the mid atlantic. A risk for the southern part of the Delaware Valley and a Thunderstorm Risk through the philadelphia area. Coming up well talk about when winds could reach 60 miles an hour in some parts of the regi region. I am concerned this could take down some trees and power lines. Well talk more about that with the seven day later in the broadcast. All right, kathy, thanks. That same system heading our way causing deadly damage in the southeast. National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes hit parts of louisiana and mississippi at least three people were killed across those two states. Right now authorities in several communities are going through debris looking for survives. Around the Country Apple customers are raising autoalarm button about privacy issues in the wake of a government request. Simultaneous protests held today cities around the country including right here in philadelphia. The fbi wants to crack into the iphone of the suspected terrorist but privacy advocates call it a slippery slope. Chris oconnell has a closer look at the issue in center city tonight. Chris . Reporter dawn, the Center City Apple store here on wall net street was one of 50 demonstrations going on around the country tonight. In support of apple and against the fbi. The big question, should the federal government be allowed to hack into your iphone . It was a small group with a big message. Very slippery slope. Reporter the issue of privacy took center stage at the walnut street apple store. While ipads and mac books were being sold inside, outside apple supporters were protesting the federal government similar demonstrations were held across the country. We need to know about it because its us. Its our private communications. Its everything that people keep on an iphone most of our lives. Reporter protests over privacy revolves around syed farook the San Bernardino shooter who killed 14 people and injured 20 in december. The fbi ordered apple to develop a back door hack to unlock farooks phone in hopes of gathering new evidence. But apple ceo tim cook citing privacy issues is fighting that request. He said at stake is the Data Security of hundreds of millions of law besiding people and setting a dangerous precedent that threatens everyones civil liberties. One protester invoked city for father ben franklin in a new age dilemma. Our favorite 98 tiff son of course said that those who attack is aing chris face their liberty for a little bit of safety deserve neither. Some we spoke with said they are willing to sacrifice little privacy in the name of homeland security. Id rather be safe than be secure in terms of the data. I trust the government and i actually trust apple. Even microsoft ceo bill gates chimed in taking sides with the fbi. Well, the courts are going to rule and it will be good to have that precedent. I do think want the government to act on that are behalf they feel like the safeguards are there. Reporter now, apple has already said it does not want to comply with the governments request but it has officially until friday to appeal that ruling at a to a federal judge, dawn. Interesting. All right, thank you, chris. The same man now under arrest for two different crimes in southwest philadelphia. Both crimes a day apart back in october. Police arresting 20yearold malcolm polar yesterday. They say back on october 7th polar rob this 7eleven on south 70th street. He allegedly got away with 300 in cigarettes. The next day officers say he robbed an Auto Tag Service on dicks of a stabbing the man inside. Hes now facing robbery, theft and assault charges. Disturbing video released today shows a man actually shooting heroin on crowded septa bus. That 25yearold man overdosed and police revised him. Police arrested him saying its for his own good. Fox 29s bruce gordon explains. Its a Great American epidemic. Reporter Upper Darby Police superintendent Michael Chitwood says the actions of 25yearold michael meanie of middletown Delaware County showed that epidemic in all its brutal detail. Meanie shooting heroin aboard septas packed route 111 bus as it travels through upper darby last thursday afternoon. Hes putting a needle in his arm. Hes shooting up. Reporter win minutes, meanie slumps to the floor of the crowded bus. Hes out. Reporter upper dash plea police responderring to multiple 911 calls board the bus and administer the nasal spray narcan to reverse the effects of the overdose and revive meanie. Hes rush to the hospital where hes treated and released. Five days later, after tests confirm meanie was carrying heroin hes been charged with possession. Reporter yup. Saved, then criminally charged. Part of a new tough love policy in upper darby where police have grown weary of putting off the devastating impact of drug overdose. Im saying that its wonderful to save a life. But what does it do about the addiction . Nothing. Reporter since december, Upper Darby Police have used narcan to revive more than 50 heroin overdose victims. But many rhee return the to using. Two later died of overdoses. Chitwood says arrests put the victims into the criminal Justice System where drug rehab can be compelled. Meanies criminal record says chitwood included roughly 10 prior arrests for drug use. Now, the rules have changed. By arresting him, the sentence may be some sort of mandatory drug treatment which otherwise would not have saved him if you happen if you saved him with the narcan and sent him on his way. Hes in the system. High mope is he gets help. Theres currently not enough funding to cover all of the rehab demanded by the heroin epidemic. His hope even if some of the arrested addicts can be compelled to get help, it will be a better result and simply saving theyre lives and sending them back out on the streets. In upper darby township, bruce gordon, fox 29 news. Dove Police Officer resigns just months after a jury acquitted of him of kicking suspect in the head. Dam cam video catch the end count. Corporal Thomas Webster did not mean to kick the man in the head was aiming for his chest. He was acquitted in december and has been on paid leave ever since. Officials saying his resignation Effective Immediately and call eight negotiated separation. Another primary contest in nevada tonight. Caucuses for the republicans still have a few more hours to go before a winner is announced its a crucial test for the top three candidates donald trump is fighting for a Third Straight win while ted cruz and marco rubio are fighting to stay in contention. There are 30 sell gates at stake in nevada and trumps rival concede they are running out of time to stop him. If they dont slow him by super tuesday they can be out of luck. A local woman loses it inside a Dunkin Donuts throwing a ceramic mug at the manager. What went so wrong it sparked this tantrum. A guy trying to renovate a house walks in the door and sees this growing inside. It looked like a cook coon. It looked unreal like mold. Seeing that right there gave me the chill bumps down my skin. What he finally realized it was that sent him running from the house. A local young woman on a mission. Shes even taking her fight to the court. What she wants to force every woman to do to serve their country. Plus Airline Passengers get a shock seeing this guy walk in buck naked. Why Airport Police wer local Lgbt Community rocked by the brutal murder of a transgender woman in frankford. The 25yearold was found lying on a street badly injured on saturday night. She died a short time later. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters. Shawnette. Reporter well, police have not released a motive so its unclear whether this young woman was targeted bathes transgender. In the meantime people who knew her have lots of questions about what happened. Its definitely a crushing blow to myself and other women who share the same lifestyle as i do. Reporter 25yearold maya young a transgender woman stabbed and left for dead in frankford. Her murder sent shock waves through the community. Because were just human beings first. You know what i mean . I think a lot of people hear the word transgender and, you know, theyre scared because they dont know, and um its unfortunate things like this have to happen. Reporter maya graves is friend of the struggling. Shes understanding to understand why isnt maya is definitely who was sweet person. So the idea of somebody trying to hurt her is, um, unimaginab unimaginable. Reporter police found maya outside at 4800 penn street just before midnight on saturday. She had been stabbed in the neck and chest. Police drove her to frankford aria hospital where she died shortly after. Its really sad, you know, the community is suffering. Reporter sanchez is coordinator of the trance Health Information project of philadelphia. Keisha was just murdered. Before that london was murdered. Were on our seventh murder here in philadelphia of trance woman of color. Reporter graves hopes her friends killer will be caught soon. Meanwhile, she is remembering young as the kind young lady she met year and a half ago. Maya was a very funny girl. She was very honest. She was very trust worth. Somebody who you can talk to with open arms, and not, you know, quick to judge you. I really respected her for that. Reporter and back here live, police say there is a 20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and convict. That is the case for all homicides. Dawn, back to you. Shawnette, thank you. A local mother accused of leaving her fouryearold daughter behind at a center city macys store after police say she was caught shoplifting is in custody tonight. Investigators say 27yearold mahogany ashley terry was caught stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise on february 11th. When store security brought her into an office for questioning she ran off leaving the little girl behind. Terry was taken into custody last night. The state attorney general says her office will consider whether to charge powerful Electrical Workers Union John Dougherty after a street fight with a non union worker of the some the battle was caught on tape and fox 29s jeff cole spoke to the alleged victim. Reporter it was about 8 30 on the morning of january 21 when joshua key see the owner avenue nonunion Electrical Contracting company says he was punched in the nose bioElectrical Workers Union boss John Dougherty. How does he strike you. Leaned toward me, left right, right. The left connected right here i was pretty much standing there i didnt have my hands up or anything. The union leader broke his nose he says and also hit him with a glance of blow on the forehead. Video from a service station Security Camera shows the aftermath of the altercation. It happened in the south philly neighborhood of third and read where a strip of new housing is being built by south philly builder barry sable. Thats dougherty in the sunglasses and white hair. Key see is being pulled back by a friend. Sable claims the electrical workers had been protesting his use of nonunion workers. Key see 36 says doughertys men struck him 15 to 20 times and he responded by punching one of them. The whole time i had it in my mine not to hit dock consider tee as i said hes an older gentleman and he had sunglasses during the whole, you know, event he had sunglasses on. Reporter dougherty spokesperson in statement tells a far different story. He claims the union boss was not the aggressor. He says key see through the first punch after making verbal threats against doughertys family. Key see denies the threats and says he didnt know who dougherty was at the time. Key sees lawyer says detective james powell of the south Detective Division investigated the case. After an investigation the detective powell determined that there was charges that should be made against and did in fact prepare charges again Johnny Dougherty and the three or four other people. Last friday, he speaks on the phone with the prosecutor philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams who tells him he has a conflict and kicks the case. He indicated to me that in fact he had transferred this case to the Attorney Generals Office and i asked why . And i still dont know why. Reporter by text, williams wrote to fox 29 he referred the case because of real or perceived conflicts he added he would have been attacked because of either preferential or overly harsh prosecution. Joshua key see plans to sue and is trouble by the das actions. Really makes me disappointed people have to live in a city like this, you know, where people, you know, who are put in power to do certain things disregard that, you know, given who the person is. Reporter william says he has a conflict and the process to kick the case to the attorney general. In a statement attorney general Kathleen Kane setter, she has conflict as well because dougherty is high profile and was a contributor to her 2013 campaign. She says shell let other qualified attorneys in her office make the decision on whether to take or deny the case. In the newsroom, jeff cole, fox 29 news. A child is by a accused of pointing a toy gun at a passing car. Who was in that car that made it so much worse. One boss up usual request. What hes now requiring every employee to do that may make you uncomfortable. Plus, forget that password. Why you may have to snap is selfie the neck time you shop online. Now with tomorrows traffic, heres bob kelly. Good evening, everybody. Watch for construction crews during the midday along 495. 495 between the exit number one for 95 all the way up to exit number five. Theyre also going to be working at the cottman avenue interchange they have the offramp closed through the overnight and then watch for Construction Zone during the midday and a brand new pattern for the gang coming in from south jersey o

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