Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid shares the UNTOLD story



Breonna Taylor became a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement when she was shot and killed by Louisville police — but the narrative surrounding her death has done a 180.

Years later, those who jumped to demonize the police have been proven wrong after a judge ruled that Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was the individual whose actions led to her death, not the Louisville police.

But that didn’t stop the cops present on the scene from being smeared by celebrities, politicians, the media, and activists.

This is why Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is telling Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” — who calls the outrage following Taylor’s death a “racial hoax” — what really happened on Friday, March 13, 2020.

That night, Mattingly was serving a warrant in a drug investigation — and was initially lauded as a hero for his actions.

“Something happened, and I’m not sure when it took place, but it was fairly quickly,” Mattingly tells Whitlock. After the shooting, Mattingly was in surgery to repair his femoral artery, which was severed when he was shot by Walker.

“That night we went, and they said knock and announce, because Jamarcus Glover, he’s not at this location,” Mattingly explains. “So I said, ‘That’s fine.’ They said, matter of fact, she’s a heavy-set black female, give her extra time to come to the door.”

“After about a minute, no answer, my lieutenant says, ‘Go ahead, and hit the door.’ The breacher hits the door, when it comes open, I’m standing on the left of it. He’s on the right of it,” Mattingly continues, noting that the situation inside was strange.

“Normally people are giving up, they’re hiding, or they’re running. There’s never two people down a hall just in wait, and by the time my mind’s registering this, and I get my gun around to them, I see the tip of Kenneth Walker’s silver gun, and it’s too late.”

“Boom, shots fired, I feel the impact on my leg, I return four rounds and get behind the door. He dives into a room as soon as he shoots and leaves Breonna in the hallway. She attempts to follow him in the room ‘cause her feet crossed the threshold of the door, where she then fell back,” he explains.

“So she ran into the line of fire, chasing this guy who had abandoned her in the hallway,” he adds.


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Pro-police attorney has law license suspended after accusing BLM protestors of being in gang she and cops likely made up



A former prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Arizona has had her law license suspended after a panel with the state bar determined that she showed "a disturbing pattern of excessive charging" in the cases of some protestors, at least one of whom was an "innocent man."

On Tuesday, the State Bar of Arizona issued the decision to suspend the license of April Sponsel for two years after a thorough investigation into some of Sponsel's work in 2020 uncovered seemingly zealous attempts to overcharge defendants deemed to be anti-police.

Most of the accusations against Sponsel related to a BLM protest that occurred in Phoenix on October 17, 2020. Like many BLM protests that year, people showed up in black, attempted to conceal their identities with umbrellas, and tried to disrupt traffic. They also chanted well-known phrases such as "black lives matter," "no justice, no peace," and "no KKK, no fascist USA."

Among this group, 15 people were arrested, including Ryder Collins, a nurse from out of town who happened upon the group by chance while taking photographs in the area. The decision signed by presiding Judge Margaret Downie repeatedly referred to Collins as "innocent," citing both statements from witnesses and body-cam evidence.

Even with the exculpatory evidence, Sponsel tried to strong-arm Collins, a political conservative who considers himself "very pro-police," into copping to rioting and assisting a criminal street gang, both felonies. "Ms. Sponsel may not have intended to indict an innocent man. But the evidence establishes that she did so," Downie wrote.

When challenged with overwhelming evidence that had erroneously charged Collins, Sponsel still refused to admit wrongdoing — and offered a ludicrous defense for her actions. "People can be out there taking pictures of the sunset and then go home and murder their spouse," she said at a disciplinary hearing two months ago. "Does that necessarily mean that they’re innocent of murdering their spouse because they said they were taking pictures of the sunset earlier in the day? No."

What's more, Sponsel decided to charge all 15 defendants arrested in connection with the protest, including Collins, with belonging to a gang called ACAB — a gang Sponsel and several members of area law enforcement seem to have made up.

The defendants did chant the phrase "all cops are bastards," or ACAB for short, but there is no indication that they referred to themselves as members of a group called ACAB or that they had participated in gang activity. There's even little evidence that they knew one another prior to the protest.

Ryan Green, a prosecutor with experience handling gang cases, noted many holes in Sponsel's prosecutorial approach and brought them to her attention within weeks of the protest.

"During their 'march' in October, did any of them have signs? Shout slogans? What are the devices thrown at police? Smoke bombs vs. explosives? Any of them have prior felony convictions? If so, what for? What are the tattoos that they have gotten? Do we have photos of their tattoos?" Green asked among other questions.

A few months later, Green asked more questions, expressing concern that felony gang charges may have been inappropriate in this case. The following are a handful of questions Green posed to Sponsel:

  • "Is there a witness who can identify at least 2 or more of these specific defendants having previously associated with one another prior to October 17th? If so, which defendants?"
  • "What is the evidence and which witnesses can testify that the charged defendants previously planned events with their fellow co-defendants?"
  • "Do we have any captured electronic communications between these specific arrestees prior to October 17th?"
An outside investigation later found "no credible evidence to support the assertion that ACAB is a criminal street gang," the decision said.

Despite the fact that there was little evidence to support the existence of an ACAB gang, Sponsel moved forward with the gang charges, lumping the defendants together as a gang for the sake of "efficiency," the bar's decision indicated. She even suggested to a grand jury that this so-called ACAB gang was akin to notorious gangs like the Bloods, Crips, and Hells Angels.

Sponsel, who is married to an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, was described in the bar's decision as "very pro-law enforcement," and County Attorney Rachel Mitchell indicated that Sponsel's "ardent" support for police may have clouded her judgment in this case.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office ultimately decided to drop all the charges against the 15 defendants in connection with the protest and placed Sponsel on administrative leave in March 2021. She was officially terminated by MCAO in June 2022 after refusing multiple settlement offers.

While Sponsel's law license will be suspended for two years effective next February, she will not necessarily get it back once the two years have expired. She will have to reapply and "prove she's been rehabilitated," ABC 15 Arizona reported.

It is unclear whether Sponsel intends to appeal the bar's decision. Her attorney told ABC15 Arizona, "The process is ongoing so it’s premature to comment."

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Police SHOOTING: The TRUTH about Tyree Moorehead



Last year, a black man named Tyree Moorehead was shot and killed during a police encounter in Baltimore. So naturally, BLM activists and other progressives are saying it was just another case of police brutality.

What made the entire situation all the more ironic is that while he was alive, Moorehead considered himself an anti-violence activist.

He was a creator of Baltimore’s no shoot zones, places that marked where someone had previously been shot and killed. Moorehead would spray paint an anti-violence message on them in the hopes of preventing additional violence.

Moorehead was then fatally shot by an officer a mere block away from one of those zones.

Apparently, as an activist, Moorehead had suggested that if cities want murderers to stop murdering people, they should actually pay them not to murder.

Seriously. And it gets worse.

Moorehead was a convicted murderer as well. He was 15 when he was put away for second-degree murder and spent 18 years behind bars.

He said he could relate to the shooters.

While this story sounds tragic on its face, Lauren Chen reports that there is more to the story.

Once the body cam footage of Moorehead was released, it confirmed what the police had been claiming from the beginning — and what the media was hesitant to share with the public. Because, of course, they need the activists to activist.

What actually happened was that Tyree Moorehead was killed while he was in the middle of trying to stab a woman in broad daylight, and the responding police officers saved her life.

Chen comments, “There are still people out there who are questioning whether this was an excessive use of force,” despite body cam footage revealing that he was clearly in the middle of trying to stab a woman.

Had the police not gotten involved, her life might have been the one lost.

But of course, activists and Twitter users alike refuse to believe what they can clearly see.

One Twitter user commented “I have seen nothing that warrants that many shots.”

Chen says, “Moral of the story here is that as always, be critical when you see these stories blow up. When you see all these news agencies reporting the same headline, the same spin — because odds are there’s something they’re not telling you.”


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Horowitz: BLM activist who burned cop car gets lenient sentence to protect him from deportation



Setting a police car on fire during a riot is a pretty serious crime, don’t you think? Some might even call it an insurrection. Yet, in the case of BLM arsonist Ayoub Tabri, he was sentenced to just one year in prison. How much do you think a January 6er would have served for such a crime?

Ayoub Tabri, 25, of Arlington, Virginia, was arrested in 2020 for tossing a lit road flare on a Pennsylvania state trooper’s car during a BLM riot in Philadelphia. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Joel M. Slomsky imposed a 364-day sentence on him rather than the 37 to 46-month sentence recommended by prosecutors. As for the reason, the Philadelphia Inquirer is rightfully confused about whether this is because BLM is a protected cause or because this man’s immigration status made him a protected class.

“But it remains to be seen whether his sentence was a sign of a softening stance toward those charged with similar offenses during the May 30, 2020, unrest or an outlier influenced by the unique immigration consequences that Tabri — a citizen of Morocco who has lived in the U.S. as a green card holder since he was 6 years old — faced because of his crimes.” Tabri was a beneficiary of the diversity visa lottery.

The judge noted in the sentence that because a sentence of 365 days or more would be defined as an “aggravated felony” for the purpose of deportation law, he purposely sentenced him to 364 days to avoid removal from the country. Given the time served in jail pre-trial, this means Tabri will be released immediately on three years’ probation.

\u201cTabri is the recipient of diversity visa (aka green card lottery)\n\nBeing sentenced to 365 days in prison would have made it an 'aggravated felony' which would be grounds for potential deportation and being barred from entry to US. \n\nHe did 21 months pretrial, so he's released now\u201d
— AntifaWatch (@AntifaWatch) 1658174855

In other words, a member of a protected class got protection for engaging in a crime on behalf of another protected class.

Across the board, we have witnessed leniencies for BLM rioters, including those who burned down police stations because judges sympathized with their cause. However, in this case, it is particularly egregious. We should embrace the opportunity to deport violent foreign nationals, not shun it. Typically, we are forced to constantly deal with the revolving door of American violent criminals who continuously get out of jail and reoffend. But why should we keep other countries' criminals? If indeed this man’s deportation would be difficult, that is a decision ICE should make, not a federal judge.

The Inquirer notes that although this case had an extra wrinkle because of the immigration status, the new Biden U.S. attorney allowed other BLM arsonists to plead down from a seven-year mandatory sentence. Despite videos of Tabri and his friends armed with flares and a hammer, skateboards, a bike lock, and a crowbar attacking other cars, “Assistant U.S. Attorney Vineet Gauri described the plea agreement and the government’s reconsideration of the arson charge as part of “the Justice Department’s holistic view of these cases around the country.”

“A holistic view?” In other words, even though these crimes could have and often did lead to death, serious bodily injury, and widespread destruction, because it was for the “right” sort of cause, they went lenient on the defendants. They took into account prior records and the fact that Tabri otherwise wasn’t in trouble with the law. Contrast that to J6 defenders who served honorably in the military, never had a criminal record, and weren’t nearly as violent, yet they were held without bail.

But the two-tiered justice system is exactly what America’s judicial system has devolved into. Earlier this week, federal prosecutors dropped charges against nine crew members of Stephen Colbert who were caught illegally in the Capitol filming skits. Yet, a 69-year-old cancer patient is serving two months in prison for simply being present in the Capitol after the cops had opened the doors for people to enter.

And no, it’s not because our government suddenly has a Singapore-like affinity for order. Less than 10% of those arrested during the endless riots in Portland wound up being prosecuted. The violence was unprecedented. Yet, at the same time, prosecutors are seeking a 15-year sentence for Guy Wesley Reffitt, who behaved badly on Jan. 6 but never entered the Capitol building and is being charged with the vaguely defined “obstruction of an official proceeding,” a statute that is being used as a de facto terrorism charge. At this rate, had Reffitt torched a cop car at Capitol Hill, they’d be seeking the death penalty. And no, one’s immigration status would never have gotten in the way of a tougher sentence for a J6er.

Equal justice is a thing of the past.

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Angry demonstrators swarm, scream at NYC diners: 'We don't want your f***ing taqueria, owned by f***ing white men!'



Demonstrators swarmed people dining outside of a Brooklyn taqueria, according to the New York Post, demanding they take their business elsewhere.

What are the details?

Dozens of protesters gathered outside of the Maya Taqueria in Prospect Heights on Tuesday following the guilty verdicts of Minneapolis former police Officer Derek Chauvin, demanding the outdoor diners leave.

Newsweek reported that the protesters, purported to be with NYC group Shut it Down, stopped outside of the restaurant to "castigate the outdoor diners."

"Stay the f*** outta New York!" some could be heard shouting, while others chanted, "We don't want you here!"

"We don't want your f***ing money! We don't want your f***ing taqueria, owned by f***ing white men!" the apparent leader screamed at the customers.

A video obtained by the Post showed the melee unfolding, and author Andy Ngo also tweeted footage of the protest, captioning it, "New York: #BLM protesters tell white people dining outside to 'get the f— out of New York' & that their white-owned taquerias aren't welcomed. The crowd chant [sic] along."

(Content warning: Rough language):

New York: #BLM protesters tell white people dining outside to “get the f— out of New York” & that their white-owned… https://t.co/XbuDfGWpQG
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1618966174.0

What else?

Earlier in April, the owner, Daniel Nassar, said that the restaurant's staffers relied on a paycheck to survive during the pandemic.

"Some of our biggest concerns relating to COVID-19 have been just how much everybody relies on us," he said in a recent interview with ChowNow. "I think we ultimately face that when we see that there's employees that need their paychecks on a weekly basis to support their families, as well as keeping up with our bills and our vendors. Online ordering is here to stay and I think that if customers are able to order better through Maya Taqueria directly, or any restaurant directly, or through online platforms like ChowNow, it'll help us save our profits rather than giving them away to third-party platforms that are commission-based."

(Content warning: Rough language):

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WHITLOCK: 'The white LIBERAL is the actual bigot'



In this clip, Steven Crowder interviewed Jason Whitlock and discussed Whitlock's take on racism in America. "The white liberal is the actual out-of-the-closet bigot ... they believe black is a special category of human beings who are only allowed to think one way," Whitlock said. He went on to tell Crowder that he refuses to fit into the white liberal-created category being black.

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BLM and Antifa march in DC, threaten to 'burn down' Washington



Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters marched in the streets of Washington, D.C., where demonstrators scuffled with police officers and the crowd shouted threats to "burn down" the nation's capital.

On Saturday night, members of BLM and Antifa protested in D.C., where they regularly chanted, "If we don't get it, burn it down!"

Chants of “If we don’t get it, burn it down” as the march continues in DC tonight #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/YMxy90P4oj
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612657687.0

Independent photojournalist Brendan Gutenschwager shared videos from the protest in D.C., where Antifa members waived an "Antifascist Action" flag as they marched.

‘Antifascist Action’ flag at tonight’s FTP March in DC #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/ovCTVAyGAe
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612661124.0

The crowd yelled the popular Black Lives Matter phrase, "Whose streets? Our streets! Whose streets? Our streets!"

“Whose streets? Our streets!” chants as the march continues in DC this Saturday night #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/CB3vsCodgH
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612660506.0

During the "FTP March" (an acronym for "F*** The Police"), the mob shouted the anti-police battle cry, "A.C.A.B. All cops are bastards!"

“ACAB” chants as the group mobilizes once again in DC on this Saturday night #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/CGaOPKtD0u
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612659197.0

The demonstrators stopped near a row of restaurants, where protest leaders delivered lectures about "race, Black and Indigenous lives" to nearby diners.

Speeches on race, Black and Indigenous lives next to the outdoor diners in DC #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/LaGQ5qW3hC
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612659395.0

At one point, things escalated after a black bloc protester shined a light into the face of a police officer, who then slapped away the flashlight. The black bloc member retaliated and smacked the police officer. The officer then pushed the crowd back by using his bicycle. The black bloc protester then slaps another cop. The officer thrusts his bike even more aggressively into the crowd dressed in all black. During the tense situation, a female in the crowd tells the officer to put his face mask on.

The BLM march ended with a speech honoring Eric Garner, according to Gutenschwager.

"We are here tonight because black lives matter," the BLM crowd repeated after the main speaker. "Despite black lives mattering, black people are still dying at the hands of the police paid for by our tax dollars."

The group recited the story of Eric Garner, a New York man who died while in police custody in 2014. During the story, the crowd called police officers the derogatory name of "pigs" on multiple occasions.

There were then several chants of "I can't breathe!"

The march ends with a speech honoring Eric Garner as the group wraps up tonight’s protest in DC #DC #DCProtests… https://t.co/HZeJBF9hW7
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612665017.0

Washington, D.C., has been heavily guarded since the Capitol riots on Jan. 6. There were more than 26,000 National Guard troops in D.C. before President Joe Biden's inauguration.

"There are currently about 7,000 National Guard members in the city providing security," ABC News reported. "That number is expected to slowly go down to 5,000, and they are set to stay until about mid-March. The total cost for the deployment is expected to be close to $500 million."

The U.S. Capitol building has been fortified with barricades and fencing, which many are calling for the structures to be removed.