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lose his job. after he pled guilty to a domestic violence related charge back in december. at times, today s hearing centered on whether the mayor was justified in moving to suspend the sheriff. the fact he never talked to ms. lopez, the questions about his credibility and truthfulness, whether he reasonably exercised his discretion. if you find he did not, you must recommend to the board that the sheriff be reinstated. the sheriff consistently took actions that caused further negative consequences for his department and this city, there s no question this type of conduct warrants removal. he committed a violent crime against his wife. he isn t fit to serve. they are wrong. i can be a great sheriff and i can be a great sheriff that represents, i think, the need to make sure that all violence is eradiated. to destroy a political opponent. that is wrong. another live look inside the ethics commission hearing room as they debate the sheriff s case. we ll be follo ....
c he spoke to us from his phone from his hospital room where he is recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm. yesterday he said corkins came into the conservative lobbying group and said he was there to apply for an internship. without warning he pulled out a gun and fired. johnson says he jumped on the gun man and wrestled him to the floor in the lobby in the building. other guards called 911. afterwards johnson said corkins said to him, it is not about you, it is about the organization. i want you to go, you are a hero. that is what we believe you are and that is what americans across the country believe. leo johnson was almost not in the lobby of that building. that is also because he works as a building operator. had it happened one minute later he would have been outside on his way to work on paper work. he watched corkin come in and ask about the internships and something did not feel right. good instincts, there. the family research council president bla ....
evidence, the statistics about hate crimes, that s very much demonstrated not to be the case. reporter: corkins shuffled into court in a plastic jumpsuit ill at ease and staring repeatedly out into the gallery at a crowd of reporters. he faces a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition and a d.c. charge of assault with intent to kill while armed. in the meantime shooting victim leonardo johnson is recovering in the hospital. perkins says he is hailed across the world as a hero for wrestling the gun away from corkins. still kind of groggy and he said, this hero business is hard work. reporter: corkins faces neither terrorism nor hate crimes chans so far, but if he is charges so far, but if he is convicted of the current charges, he could face nearly a half century in prison. first, though, a psychiatrist will have to certify he is competent to stand trial. bruce leshan, 9 news now. reporter: i m scott broom in southeast washingt ....
after a brief scuffle, he was taken into custody. inside his backpack, investigators found 15 rounds of ammunition and sandwiches. although it s unclear what corkins intended to do with the sandwiches, the senior executive of chick fillet recently announced his opposition to gay marriage and the family research city council a christian conservative policy organization, which supports traditional marriage. the affidavit also said that when the fbi questioned his parents, they said their son has strong opinion with respect to those who don t treat homosexuals in a fair manner. in an afternoon conference, tony perkins with the family research council believes the alleged gunman was spurred on from words by the southern poverty law center, which called the family research council a, quote, hate-group. we have seen that term used increasingly over the last two years, and it marginalizes individuals in organizations letting people feel free to go and do bodily harm to innoc ....