How is Fulton County not embarrassed by Fani Willis after she said THIS?!
The future of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is being determined after she was accused of misconduct during the Georgia election interference case against former president Donald Trump, and it does not look bright.
Willis apparently has hoards of cash at her house, which she had been using to reimburse the man she was having an affair with — special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
“I always have cash at the house,” Willis told the court. “If you’re a woman, and you go on a date with a man, you better have $200 in your pocket so if that man acts up, you can go where you want to go. So I keep cash in my house.”
When questioned as to where all the cash was coming from, she didn’t have an answer.
“It came from my sweat and tears,” Willis told the prosecutor.
Sara Gonzales is shocked.
“How is Fulton County not so embarrassed right now?” Gonzales laughs.
Willis then went on to further the embarrassment by insinuating that Nathan Wade had erectile dysfunction or something of the sort, telling the court that they had “very limited contact” in 2020.
“Mr. Wade had a form of cancer that makes your allegation somewhat ridiculous,” Willis said. “I’m not going to emasculate a black man.”
“I’m pretty sure you just emasculated a black man, ‘cause you said all that needed to be said,” Gonzales comments.
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Democratic DA Fani Willis slapped with yet another disqualification request
A 229-page court motion filed Monday alleges Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis "has engaged in a pattern of prosecutorial, forensic misconduct" requiring her disqualification from overseeing the Georgia case against Trump co-defendant and former Georgia GOP Chair David Shafer.
The Feb. 5 motion, which has been adopted by ex-Coffee County GOP Chairwoman Cathy Latham, another Trump co-defendant, also requests the disqualification of Willis' entire office and prosecution staff.
The latest filing on Shafer's behalf came just days after Willis admitted to having an affair with Nathan Wade, the married and ostensibly unqualified man she tapped to run lead on the Georgia case. It is the fourth motion filed since Jan. 8 to disqualify the Black Panther's daughter.
Latham's adoption means a total of five defendants in the Georgia case are now seeking Willis' ouster. The other three are former President Donald Trump, Michael Roman, and Bob Cheeley.
The Feb. 5 motion to disqualify Willis rehashes many of the claims originally made in Roman's Jan. 8 motion to disqualify concerning possible criminal wrongdoing and misconduct on the Democrat's part, stressing that "all of the causes for the disqualification are self-inflicted blows."
"The District Attorney's employment of Mr. Wade to investigate and prosecute the defendants and payments to Mr. Wade of over a half a million dollars from the Fulton County treasury while allowing Mr. Wade to pay for vacations for the District Attorney and other personal expenses constitutes a disqualifying conflict of interest as well as a violation of ethical rules applicable to attorneys and Fulton County employees, and potentially criminal laws," wrote Shafer's lawyer, Craig A. Gillen.
Willis' lawyers claimed Friday in the state's response to previous motions to dismiss and disqualify that she has no financial conflict of interest or personal conflict of interest that would justify her removal.
Whereas Wade said in an affidavit attached to Willis' Friday response that expenses for their romantic getaways "were roughly divided equally between us," Shafer's motion suggested otherwise — claiming receipts shared publicly show they "are not remotely 'roughly' equal," reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Receipts in Wade's divorce case revealed that the special counsel apparently blew $7,200 on airline tickets, hotels, and cruise reservations for trips he took with Willis. The Democratic DA, on the other hand, appears to have spent only $697 on airline tickets for their trip to Miami.
Wade has apparently been in a good position to pay more, having secured a higher hourly rate with Willis' office than at least one other special counsel and billed the county for over $728,000 in legal fees, which the DA conveniently signed off on.
Like the Trump's motion to disqualify, the Feb. 5 filing also suggests that Willis' publicized statements "have been severely prejudicial to the defense."
"Straying wildly from the legal guardrails which are designed to protect the accused from improper, extrajudicial comments by a prosecutor, the District Attorney, for over a year-and-a-half, has given multiple interviews where she has improperly labeled some of the defendants as 'Fake Electors' and commented on the righteousness of her investigation and prosecution," said the motion.
According to the filing, Willis' speech to a church congregation on Jan. 14 — where she characterized herself as a victim and intimated her critics were racists — was a tipping point.
The motion alleges that in addition to prejudicing possible jurors, violating her oath of office, and breaking ethics rules, Willis' conduct constituted a breach of Georgia law concerning the employment of assistant district attorneys.
The Journal-Constitution indicated that Shafer has requested that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee change the venue for his case's later stages to a county that is not overwhelmingly Democratic to "ensure an impartial and less politically partisan jury."
After all, the supermajority of Fulton County voters supported Joe Biden in 2020.
Blaze News previously reported that McAfee, who is overseeing The State v. Donald John Trump, has scheduled a Feb. 15 evidentiary hearing to take up the misconduct allegations.
Extra to all the requests for her removal, Willis also faces a Georgia Senate inquiry, pressing questions about possible improprieties from the county's audit committee chair, an impeachment push in the state legislature, and a congressional investigation.
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GA state senator reveals strategy to IMPEACH Fulton County DA PERSECUTING Trump
Georgia state Senator Colton Moore has taken initial steps toward impeaching Fulton County District Attorney Fanni Willis for her actions against former president Donald Trump.
Moore wrote a letter to Governor Brian Kemp announcing an initiative to begin an emergency session to conduct an investigation into her actions.
Willis is the district attorney who brought charges against Trump on 13 counts, which Sara Gonzales reiterates are “questionable counts.”
Gonzales sat down with Moore to find out more about the steps he’s taken.
“As a state senator, I have a job to do, and that’s to take advantage of my position in the legislature,” he tells Gonzales. “We know in the presidential system of American government, the legislature has some amazing powers, some amazing checks and balances, the first of which is the power of the purse.”
Moore tells Gonzales that his first objective is to defund the district attorney, who he says is “using my taxpayer dollars, my constituents, Georgians across the state to take on political persecution, and to the tune of the death penalty.”
“I’m not going to sit around while the former president could potentially be executed in the state of Georgia,” he adds.
He’s not the only one he thinks should be taking action, however.
Moore believes more people need to “start taking advantage of their phones and start calling their senators and their representatives and take action themselves.”
While he wants Willis impeached, the first step is to defund her.
“It’s an absolute train wreck what’s going on in Fulton County, and then this district attorney says she’s going to have these folks in the courtroom in six months,” while there are men in prison who have been waiting for over a year to get a jury.
“This is completely politically motivated. It’s political persecution, and why my fellow Republicans are sitting around in the shade, I’ll never understand,” Moore adds.
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Michigan State shooter had prior felony gun charge dropped by Democrat DA — would otherwise have been barred from having a firearm
Michigan Democrats are pushing for new gun control laws after three Michigan State University students were gunned down and several others were injured in a shooting Monday evening.
It is unclear whether additional laws will be any more effective than the existing gun laws that a Democratic district attorney failed to faithfully apply in full to the MSU shooter after his previous run-in with the law.
Former Ingham County District Attorney Carol Siemon not only pushed for Anthony McRae to avoid serious consequences and reacquire a weapon, but a general policy for other criminals as well.
More laws not to enforce
The Detroit Free Press reported that Anthony McRae — the man police indicated was responsible for slaying three innocent students and then killing himself — was arrested in 2019 on a gun-related charge in Lansing, Michigan.
Chris Gautz, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections, told the Free Press about the arrest.
"On June 7, 2019, an officer spotted an individual near an abandoned building on East Street in Lansing around 1:30 a.m. The officer questioned McRae, who said he had just left a store," said Gautz. "When asked, he admitted he had a gun on him and did not have a concealed weapons permit. He claimed he left home to walk to a store [to] buy cigarettes and feared for his safety so he took his gun."
According to court records, a police officer approached McRae, asked him if he was armed, then, upon confirmation that he was, detained him. The officer found a Ruger LCP .380 semi-automatic pistol on McRae's person along with a loaded magazine.
McRae was charged with a violation of concealed carry law and possessing a loaded weapon in a vehicle.
Despite the initial felony charge, the Ingham County District Attorney's Office, formerly helmed by progressive Democrat Carol Siemon, cut McRae a deal and lowered the charges to a misdemeanor.
Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane, Siemon's successor, told the Free Press, "Mr. McRae would have been barred from legally purchasing, owning, or possessing a firearm if he would have been convicted of the [concealed weapons] charge."
"The misdemeanor conviction did not prevent him from purchasing, owning, or possessing a firearm after he successfully completed his terms of probation," added Dewane.
Dewane noted in a statement Tuesday that the original felony charge was punishable by up to five years.
McRae was ultimately sentenced to 12 months probation on Nov. 26, 2019, and then discharged from probation on May 14, 2021. He never served prison time for the offense.
Siemon, the Democrat who ran the DA's office around the time McRae received his sweetheart deal, retired from her post on Dec. 31, after 17 years with the county.
According to the Lansing State Journal, Siemon long drew criticism for her charging and plea-bargain policies.
For instance, in 2020, Siemon was accused by a judge of trying "to be creative to get around the judge and the Legislature, and quite frankly, the law," in "two cases that clearly are textbook first-degree, premeditated murder."
Since Siemon opposes sentences of life without parole, she tried to let a murderer who smashed two women to death with a hammer in 2019 and planned to kill another two women plead guilty to second-degree murder.
Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth said upon learning of Siemon's proposal, "Everybody that's involved in this case, in these cases, thinks this plea offer is ridiculous."
In August 2021, Wriggelsworth and a group of police chiefs called out Siemon for her decision to limit the occasions she would pursue felony firearm charges.
The Lansing State Journal reported that Siemon believed that refusing to hold criminals to account would aid in decreasing racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Then-Stockbridge Police Chief John Torres said, "If she doesn’t want to prosecute the law, I think she should resign."
Wriggelsworth called her soft-on-crime approach "misguided" and suggested it "puts us all in danger. ... Our community should be outraged."
The sheriff added that Siemon's "policy is terrible for Ingham County, terrible for the community."
Siemon's policy proved terrible for students at Michigan State University this week.
Democrat policy at work
TheBlaze previously reported that a 43-year-old black suspect, whom police have identified as McRae, killed three MSU students: Arielle Diamond Anderson, Brian Fraser, and Alexandria “Alex” Verner.
MSU Police indicated that shots were fired after 8 p.m. near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus. After the initial shooting, the gunman reportedly opened fire at the MSU Union, where students often gather to eat or study.
Five additional victims were transported to E.W. Sparrow Hospital with "life-threatening" injuries.
When law enforcement closed in on the suspect with the help of a public tip nearly four hours after the initial shooting, the gunman committed suicide with a gun the Democrat DA's office enabled him to possess legally.
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Pennsylvania House impeaches Soros-backed district attorney who oversaw 'catastrophic rise in crime'
Pennsylvania House Republicans voted on Wednesday to impeach Philadelphia's George Soros-backed district attorney, Larry Krasner. The leftist attorney's fate will now be decided by the Republican-controlled state Senate.
What are the details?
Last month, the state House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order accused Krasner of contributing "to a catastrophic rise in violent crime at the expense of public safety" and of failing "to integrate and effectuate his progressive policies with any success."
The committee's report on Krasner's failings was accepted by the House on Oct. 24.
The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus announced on Oct. 26 that the group was filing to impeach Krasner — something the chamber hasn't done since ousting a Democrat state supreme court justice in 1994.
On Tuesday, the articles of impeachment against Krasner were approved by the House Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) explained to Fox News' "America's Newsroom" why she intended to vote to impeach Krasner: "He has been documented as lying to the courts, including a Supreme Court justice that his aides misled."
"He's been accused of misleading a grand jury and violating the civil rights of a police officer. He has disregarded victims of crime as it pertains to sentencing matters," added White.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that ahead of the impeachment vote on Wednesday, House Speaker Bran Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Krasner had run afoul of the law by attempting to decriminalize or downplay crimes such as petty theft, drug possession, and prostitution.
Cutler stated, "We don't get to ignore laws. ... If we want to change them, we should amend and legislate them differently, not allow one rogue county … to go off the rails and jeopardize the citizens who live there."
\u201c"What is going on right now in Philadelphia affects all of us."\n\n- #PAHouse Speaker Bryan Cutler on the vote to impeach Philly DA Larry Krasner\u201d— PA House Republicans \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@PA House Republicans \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1668628728
Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Bonner (R-Mercer) said "anarchy and violence will prevail" if elected officials like Krasner can pick and choose what laws to obey.
On Wednesday, the state House successfully voted 107-85 in favor of the motion.
Aftermath
Krasner tweeted after the votes were tallied, "History will harshly judge this anti-democratic authoritarian effort to erase Philly's votes – votes by Black, brown, and broke people in Philadelphia. And voters will have the last word."
\u201cPhiladelphians\u2019 votes, and Philadelphia voters, should not be erased. History will harshly judge this anti-democratic authoritarian effort to erase Philly's votes \u2013 votes by Black, brown, and broke people in Philadelphia. And voters will have the last word.\u201d— DA Larry Krasner (@DA Larry Krasner) 1668628733
The impeached Democrat was referencing those who voted to reelect him on Nov. 2, 2021.
Malcom Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) called the result "sad" and "not what we ought to be doing."
The ACLU of Pennsylvania, whose national board leaders repeatedly called for former President Donald Trump to be impeached, suggested that the use of impeachment for allegedly political purposes was "anti-democratic" and amounted to "absolute political malpractice."
Elizabeth Randol, legislative director at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, said, "This is both a clear political attack on a duly elected official and an effort to disenfranchise the voters of Philadelphia who reelected Mr. Krasner just last year."
Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff recognized it as a step in the right direction, saying that by "impeaching Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, we put ourselves on the record that we stand with the people of Philadelphia who have been living in fear for their lives and the safety of themselves and their families. We are standing up for those who do not have a voice, but long for safety and freedom from fear."
Benninghoff, who was reelected in the November general election, added that Krasner "has implemented policies and mismanaged his office in such a way that its purposeful ineffectiveness in combatting the crime and violence crisis gripping the city has contributed to the problem."
The next step is a trial in the state Senate, the date of which has not yet been set.
The New York Times reported that while the state Senate is controlled by Republicans, the GOP does not have the two-thirds majority required to convict Krasner and give him the boot. Republicans presently have a 29-21 majority, but next year that will be whittled down to a 28-22 majority.
Extra to facing Democrat opposition, there is also reportedly low enthusiasm among Senate Republicans to see this through.
The Democrat overseer of a 'year of record bloodshed'
Philadelphia scores an 8 on Neighborhood Scout's crime index, where 100 is the safest. The likelihood of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 102.
In 2021, the city set an all-time record with 559 murders.
The Philadelphia Office of the Controller reported that, as of Nov. 15, 459 people have been murdered so far this year: 430 of the killings were the result of shootings; 6% of the shooters were reportedly white; 78% were black; and 15% were Hispanic. There were 1,669 victims of nonfatal gun violence in the city.
The House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order's "Second Interim Report" indicated that as of October, "65% of all violent offenses have been withdrawn by the [district attorney's office] or dismissed by the courts, resulting in no prosecution for those crimes."
Violent crimes include murders, nonfatal shootings, rape, robberies, and aggravated assault.
According to the report, a great deal of Philadelphia's crime can be attributed to Krasner's progressive policies, his "handling of criminal cases, and ... abject failure to respond, in any meaningful way, to the current crisis."
The report also noted that Krasner's DAO withdraws cases "at an alarming rate" as compared to district attorney's offices in other Pennsylvania counties. "The data reveals that in 2019 and 2020, charges associated with certain firearms offenses were withdrawn by the DAO at a rate of 18% and 20%, respectively, compared to the respective statewide averages of 8% and 10%."
Biden-nominated US Attorney Rachael Rollins under multiple investigations for possible Hatch Act violations, could face removal
The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins over a possible Hatch Act violation as well as for allegedly using a personal cell phone to conduct official business. According to the AP, this will be the second investigation into potential wrongdoing by the Democrat attorney since she took the role less than a year ago.
Rollins' fate, pending the inspector general's conclusions, will be decided by the individual who nominated her, President Joe Biden. If found to be in violation of the Hatch Act, Rollins can be removed from federal employment.
Official business or party pleasure?
Rollins, a high-ranking federal law enforcement official, was confirmed in December 2021 with the help of a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris. Since gaining the top federal prosecutor position in Massachusetts, Rollins hasn't been a stranger to the Biden family.
Rollins, who was a controversial pick for her opposition to prosecuting certain types of criminals, appeared at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser with first lady Jill Biden in Andover, Massachusetts, on July 7.
At the time, constitutional and civil liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate told the Boston Herald that in light of "all the political divisions in the country, it would have been better advised to have not shown up. ... It demonstrated questionable judgment."
Donald Sherman, vice president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, said, "Attending a fundraiser is fine, assuming they don't invoke their office or use government resources to do it. ... They can't use their office to fundraise."
Rollins reportedly rolled up to the event in a car with U.S. government plates during normal business hours.
Rollins claimed on Twitter — where she identifies as a "Justice Warrior" and "Glass Ceiling Demolisher" — that she had "approval to meet Dr. Biden," but didn't specify who had given her approval.
\u201cI wasn\u2019t asked for a comment before this ran. It\u2019s almost as if the Herald\u2069 didn\u2019t want to know I had approval to meet Dr. Biden & left early to speak at 2 community events last night \ud83e\udd14 Alas, back to keeping Boston & MA Part 1 crime \u2b07\ufe0f Nice try though. https://t.co/wpVCUUdsev\u201d— DA Rachael Rollins (@DA Rachael Rollins) 1657888119
According to the AP, one person familiar with the approval Rollins referenced indicated that the Massachusetts attorney had been given limited permission to meet Jill Biden outside the home where the fundraiser took place.
The Boston Herald indicated that Rollins entered the home where the Democratic fundraiser was held with her nominator's wife around 4:41 p.m.
'Potential Hatch Act violation'
After the event, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons called for the DOJ inspector general to launch an "immediate investigation," claiming that Rollins' appearance at the fundraiser was tantamount to her "using her position in law enforcement for political purposes."
Lyons said, "This individual is Massachusetts' lead federal prosecutor and is apparently attending high-dollar Democratic Party fundraisers during business hours on the taxpayer's dime. ... The Democrats do this because they believe the rule of law does not apply to them."
Sen. Tom Cotton (R.-Ark.) demanded the that inspector general Michael Horowitz probe a "potential Hatch Act violation" by Rollins, writing that the "Hatch Act expressly prohibits covered federal employees, such as Ms. Rollins, from using their official positions for partisan political purposes, including attending partisan political events in their official capacities."
According to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the purpose of the Hatch Act is "to ensure that federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion, to protect federal employees from political coercion in the workplace, and to ensure that federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation."
Cotton noted that Rollins had attended the event "in her official capacity as United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. She reportedly even used a vehicle with government license plates to travel to and from the event."
While Rollins remained unapologetic about her appearance, DOJ Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a memo instructing all employees to do all they can "to maintain public trust and ensure that politics — both in fact and appearance — does not compromise or affect the integrity of our work."
The DOJ's new restrictions, ostensibly prompted by Rollins' July fundraiser appearance, stated: "Non-career appointees may not participate in any partisan political event in any capacity. ... This restriction applies to both public and non-public partisan political events."
WBUR reported that ahead of the inspector general's investigation, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel opened an investigation into Rollins' potential Hatch Act violation in August.
Off the record and on the road
Extra to allegedly having participated in a partisan function while on the taxpayer's dime, the AP reported that Rollins is also under investigation for a questionable road trip and for using her personal cell phone to conduct official business — not unlike former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's contentious use of a personal email account at the State Department.
The trouble with using a personal device instead of a government-issued phone is that someone in a position such as Rollins' might put sensitive data at risk as well as covertly transmit publicly relevant information without entering it into the record while serving in an official capacity.
Rollins had her road trip to California comped. She spoke to Hollywood elites and California political figures at CAA Amplify, not on her personal phone but in person. The AP noted that Justice Department employees are not supposed to accept payments for travel.
Far-left Philly DA blames NRA for shooting. But mayor says there is 'no price to pay for carrying illegal guns'
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D), a proponent of progressive criminal justice reforms, took aim at the National Rifle Association after a mass shooting in Philadelphia.
What did Krasner say?
After three people were killed and 11 others were injured in a hail of gunfire late Saturday, Krasner took to social media and demanded a boycott of the NRA.
"The terrible crimes last night on South Street tell our Pennsylvania legislators it’s time for real action," Krasner said. "Boycott NRA lobbyists, boycott NRA donations, and bring real common sense gun regulation to Pennsylvania. Now."
\u201cThe terrible crimes last night on South Street tell our Pennsylvania legislators it\u2019s time for real action. Boycott NRA lobbyists, boycott NRA donations, and bring real common sense gun regulation to Pennsylvania. Now.\u201d— DA Larry Krasner (@DA Larry Krasner) 1654439490
Is the NRA to blame?
Despite the heavy-handed rhetoric, there is no evidence showing the NRA was in any way involved in Saturday's incident.
Philadelphia police commissioner Danielle Outlaw explained at a press conference on Sunday that investigators believe an altercation between a small group of men triggered the shooting, KYW-TV reported. One of those involved in the fight was killed, while the others who died were innocent bystanders.
Video taken by witnesses, which shows armed men and the altercation, appears to corroborate what investigators believe happened.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Kenney (D) appeared to take a shot at prosecutorial policies in an interview with WPVI-TV.
"It's gotten to the point where there's no price to pay for carrying illegal guns, so people carry them because they don't think anything is going to happen," Kenney said after the shooting.
In fact, the Philadelphia Inquirer discovered last year that Philadelphia police are setting records with the number of arrests for citizens illegally carrying firearms. But convictions for such crimes have fallen to extreme lows, and Outlaw pointed out that conviction rates for individuals caught with illegal guns began dropping after Krasner became district attorney in 2018.
"If there’s nothing to deter folks, if there’s no consequence where people believe, 'If I do this, this is going to happen,' [then] there’s no incentive to not carry a gun illegally, quite frankly," Outlaw said last year.
The Philadelphia's district attorney's office has even said, "We do not believe that arresting people and convicting them for illegal gun possession is a viable strategy to reduce shootings."
What did the NRA say?
The NRA responded late Sunday, charging that Krasner's lenient policies, all in the name of "criminal justice reform," are contributing to out-of-control violent crime.
"Philadelphia has been awash in crime for years as a result of your ineptitude and loyalty to your benefactor, @GeorgeSoros, who supports weak DAs who pledge not to prosecute violent criminals and release them almost immediately as law enforcement arrests these violent felons," the NRA said.
\u201cPhiladelphia has been awash in crime for years as a result of your ineptitude and loyalty to your benefactor, @GeorgeSoros, who supports weak DAs who pledge not to prosecute violent criminals and release them almost immediately as law enforcement arrests these violent felons.\u201d— NRA (@NRA) 1654472982
Suspected killer of Temple student was charged with armed carjacking over summer — but office of Philly's left-wing DA withdrew case when victim failed to show
The suspected killer of Temple University student Samuel Collington — who was fatally shot while unloading his vehicle after returning from Thanksgiving with his family Sunday in Philadelphia — had been charged with armed carjacking over the summer, KYW-TV reported.
However, the office of the city's District Attorney Larry Krasner withdrew the case when the victim failed to appear in court, the station said.
What's more, the suspect in Collington's killing — 17-year-old Latif Williams, who turned himself in to police on Wednesday — also is believed to have been involved in other uncharged carjackings in the area where Collington was fatally shot, sources told KYW.
But Krasner's office denied that prosecutors withdrew the additional cases, PhillyVoice reported.
Sources also told the station that Williams matches the description of the suspects in four other cases.
What do we know about Krasner?
The far-left Krasner cut plea deals with violent criminals whose lawyers donated to his campaign, Fox News reported earlier this year, citing city financial records.
"It's been a complete train wreck since [Krasner] has been in office," Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby told the Washington Free Beacon in March. "His failed social experiment has driven crime up, driven murders up. On the street, the criminals know that there are no repercussions. They call him ‘Let ‘Em Out Larry' — it's a joke."
Krasner also issued a warning to then-President Donald Trump in October 2020 regarding election poll watchers: "Keep your Proud Boys, goon squads, and uncertified 'poll watchers' out of our city, Mr. President. Break the law here, and I've got something for you."
He also accused the Trump administration of suppressing votes "amid a global pandemic fueled by their disregard for human life" and called Trump a "lawless, power-hungry despot."
Oh, and in June 2020 — amid nationwide rioting in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police — Krasner blasted armed south-Philly citizens guarding a Christopher Columbus statue as "criminal bullies."
Prosecutors and police will uphold the law in Philly, consistent with their oaths, against criminal bullies. \n\nSo save your bats for a ball game. And save your hatchets for chopping wood. We remain the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.\n\n2/2— DA Larry Krasner (@DA Larry Krasner) 1592153435
What's the background of the fatal shooting?
Collington, a 21-year-old Temple University senior, was expected to graduate in a matter of months. But when he arrived at his North Philadelphia off-campus apartment Sunday afternoon and unloaded items from his car, a gunman approached him. Williams is accused of attempting to carjack Collington, KYW said.
The attack was reportedly captured on surveillance video, and witnesses said Collington struggled with the suspect before being shot twice. Collington later died at Temple University Hospital.
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