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Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell suspends paramedic who OKed traffic stop involving spouse of NAACP official
Ron Fonger | Flint Journal
Posted: 08/16/2011 10:50 AM
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GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- A county Sheriff's Office paramedic deputy who authorized park rangers to stop the husband of the president of the Flint branch of the NAACP has been suspended without pay for 10 days.
Mark Holland, who has worked for the county since 2007, was suspended for "unsatisfactory performance, improper treatment of an arrested subject, and abuse of power of arrest," according to records obtained by The Flint Journal through the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert Pickell
Holland becomes the third certified police officer disciplined by county agencies in the wake of the ticketing of Aonie Gilcreast, husband of Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint branch of the NAACP.
Rangers wrote two tickets to Gilcreast: one for not yielding for an emergency vehicle and another for not stopping for rangers when they attempted to make a traffic stop.
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GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- A county Sheriff's Office paramedic deputy who authorized park rangers to stop the husband of the president of the Flint branch of the NAACP has been suspended without pay for 10 days.
Mark Holland, who has worked for the county since 2007, was suspended for "unsatisfactory performance, improper treatment of an arrested subject, and abuse of power of arrest," according to records obtained by The Flint Journal through the Freedom of Information Act.
Robert Pickell
Holland becomes the third certified police officer disciplined by county agencies in the wake of the ticketing of Aonie Gilcreast, husband of Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint branch of the NAACP.
Rangers wrote two tickets to Gilcreast: one for not yielding for an emergency vehicle and another for not stopping for rangers when they attempted to make a traffic stop.
Two suspended park rangers have filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming they were unjustly disciplined for ticketing Gilcreast, while county Parks Director Amy McMillan has said the rangers were disciplined for their unprofessional behavior after having made the stop.
Sheriff Robert Pickell declined further comment on the suspension of Holland, but his notice of the suspension says the paramedic deputy put Gilcreast in his vehicle after Gilcreast had gone inside his home where he had driven.
Park rangers claim Gilcreast did not stop until he arrived at his home.
The disciplinary notice says Gilcreast was left in Holland's vehicle for nearly 20 minutes before being transferred to a park ranger's patrol car, "when you witnessed him being told he would be tazered by the ranger if he did not get in." |
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This is the only listing for the NAACP on line at this time
FLINT BRANCH EXECUTIVE BOARD
BRANCH OFFICERS
President:
Frances L Gilcreast - fgilcreast@aol.com
1st Vice-President
C. Fred Robinson - asb5416@comcast.net
2nd Vice-president
Xavier Brewer
3rd Vice-president
Vivian Keliey
Secretary
Alma Barnett
Asst. Secretary
Betty Garrett
Treasurer
Chandra Ingersoll
Asst. Treasurer # 3
Clyde D. Edwards
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
India Crayton:
Communications Press & Publicity
Brenda Purifoy:
Community Coordination
Lenore Croudy:
Education
Celia Turner:
Freedom Fund
Geraldine Pleasant:
Health
Aonie Gilcreast:
Political Action & Civic Engagement
Jackie Jordan: Housing
Jackie Jordan: Housing
Herb Williamson:
Labor & Industry
Margie Verbal:
Life Membership
Lee Black:
Membership
Pastor Alfred Harris:
Religious Affairs
Kathryn Blake:
WIN
Ella Greene-Moton:
ACT-SO
C Fred Robinson:
Legal Redress
Alma Starks-Bamett:
Youth Works
Clyde D Edwards:
Economic Development
At Large
At Large
Alma Bamett
Henry Limbrick
Betty Bell
David Polite
Darryl Buchanan
Margie McClain
Anthony DeBardelaben
Mary Wilson
Clyde S Edwards
Henry Younger
Carmen Jackson
Unree Johnson
Sophronia Wilson
Elizabeth Cavette
Bemadal Jefferson
Mildred Jackson
Leroy Purifoy
Terry Turner
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NAACP sizes up hopefuls in GOP
-The Washington Times
Friday, July 21, 2006
NAACP delegates and members said they are “looking hard” at the Republican Party and its slate of black candidates this year, but most are not ready to embrace the party’s politicians or its policies.
“We are trying to bridge this gap between Republicans and the NAACP — who knows what the future may bring — but right now we just don’t want to break a good thing with people who we know will vote in favor of our issues,” said Yvonne M. White, NAACP state conference president of Michigan.
Members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which gathered in Washington this week for its 97th annual convention, cited concern over President Bush’s recent judicial nominations and Republicans’ anti-affirmative-action efforts as reasons not to switch from their traditional backing of Democrats.
“There has to be a commitment to say that you will support the issues important to me — affirmative action, minimum wage increase, health care for all — and that is the greatest concern for us,” said Aonie Gilcreast, political action chairman for the Flint, Mich., NAACP branch.
Black Republicans are running for statewide office in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, where Keith Butler is challenging Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat.
Mr. Gilcreast admitted that he was considering Mr. Butler, something unthinkable a few years ago.
“Reverend Keith Butler has met with some of the branches, and he has a black church,” but he has to clarify what he means when he calls for “‘affirmative access’ over affirmative action,” said Mr. Gilcreast.
Several NAACP members did praise Republican efforts to end the so-called death tax and expand business and home ownership opportunities in the black community, as well as the ongoing outreach efforts by Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman.
Jenkins Odoms, NAACP state conference president for Maryland, expressed hope for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, a Republican running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
“He has been effective in working with minority contractors and black businesses getting them contracts and the money they need,” Mr. Odoms said.
Mr. Odoms said Mr. Steele has been held back from speaking out on black issues by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican, and that he isn’t sure a black Republican in the Senate would hold much sway.
“And that is what concerns me about him reaching the Senate, because when I ask if he will be able to be a Republican and vote for civil-rights-minded judges, I have to say no,” he said.
Whether it is voting rights, ending racial profiling and police brutality or more equity in judicial trials, the NAACP membership is fearful that more judges chosen by Republicans will erode enforcement of civil rights.
Anger over the 2000 and 2004 elections was prevalent at the convention, whose theme was “Voting Our Values, Valuing Our Votes,” and no candidate will suffer from it more than Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican running for governor.
“Mr. Blackwell has refused to talk with us; even when we had a hearing in Toledo on the voting situation there, everyone of importance was there except him,” said WilliAnn Moore, Toledo branch president.
Mr. Blackwell served as Ohio’s Bush-Cheney campaign co-chairman while at the same time administering the election, after which there were reports of long lines in black polling districts, machines not arriving to the polling places on time, and polls closing with people in line waiting to vote.
“The state legislature is now considering a voter ID law requiring a state-issued, photo identification to vote to stop illegal aliens and others from fraudulently voting, but that has never been an the case and not one to the extent that the local election boards can’t handle,” said Art Slater, NAACP Ohio State Conference political action chairman.
While Mr. Blackwell has argued that he is not the author of the law, Mr. Slater said, “We have not heard any objections from him.” |
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Lawsuit claims two Genesee County park rangers disciplined for ticketing husband of Flint NAACP president
Published: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 10:00 AM
By Ron Fonger | Flint Journal The Flint Journal
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GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Two park rangers are suing the county Parks & Recreation Commission, claiming they were suspended without pay for writing tickets to a man with political connections.
Rangers Michael O’Leary and Adam Thrash filed the Circuit Court complaint last week, saying they were suspended because they wrote and refused to dismiss tickets issued to Aonie Gilcreast, husband of Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint branch of the NAACP.
The lawsuit claims O’Leary, while on duty, saw Aonie Gilcreast fail to yield to a firetruck that had its lights and siren activated. When the ranger tried to stop Gilcreast, the suit claims, he refused to pull over and continued driving until he reached his home.
O’Leary said the incident happened at Bray and Mt. Morris roads June 9, about one mile from the Gilcreast home.
Parks Director Amy McMillan said the lawsuit is being reviewed but would not discuss details of the case.
“We appreciate everyone’s right to file a lawsuit, but we are confident we will prevail,” McMillan said of the Whistleblower Protection Act complaint.
Tom Pabst, the attorney representing O’Leary and Thrash, said his clients were trying to cite Gilcreast for failing to yield to the firetruck and with not stopping when O’Leary attempted to pull him over.
O’Leary radioed Thrash to assist him in making the stop, according to the lawsuit.
“I can’t see anything they did wrong,” Pabst said of O’Leary, who he said was suspended indefinitely, and Thrash, who he said was suspended for 10 days.
Neither Pabst nor O’Leary said they were aware of what happened to the citations issued to Gilcreast, whom Pabst said is “politically connected,” which caused the problems for the rangers.
The Flint Journal could not reach Aonie Gilcreast for comment, but Frances Gilcreast said she remembered the rangers coming to her home and her telling them not to disrespect her.
“I’m not going to be intimidated,” she said.
Frances Gilcreast said she spoke to park rangers after they asked her why her husband was so angry about being ticketed, but that she never tried to use her position with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to influence anyone at the county.
She said she recalled telling the rangers: “My husband is not a timid person. He’s not going to be intimidated if he’s not being treated properly
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The lawsuit says O’Leary and Thrash reported the violations of law and were retaliated against “because of the affiliation of the person they pulled over, being the husband of the president of the Flint branch of the NAACP.”
The rangers were told by their supervisor and employers to “dismiss the charges” against Aonie Gilcreast, the lawsuit says.
There is no record in district court of a ticket given to Gilcreast, and Court Administrator Dena Altheide said the court “never received the ticket.”
McMillan said a misdemeanor ticket issued against Gilcreast for not stopping for the rangers has been turned over to county Prosecutor David Leyton.
The Journal could not immediately reach Leyton for comment.
Frances Gilcreast said she was not familiar with the lawsuit and would not comment further on it.
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from the Flint Journal:
Imjustsayin August 16, 2011 at 12:02PM
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Does it really matter Whiteone? What is deliberately being overshadowed is the fact that Gilcreast STILL broke the law. By arguing over what the officers did or didn't do right or wrong, we all know Gilcreast DID IN FACT violate the law and should have been charged by now. It's a ticket, not a fine for millions. The ignorance of lost credibility of the NAACP only becomes more apparent. They are thugs, terorists and ignorant people who do absolutely nothing to change things for "their people". Tell me one significant theing the NAACP has done for all black youths in Flint, not just the ones wh oare fortunate enough to have 2 working, educated parents, but the ones who also live in the innercity, or the "hood", and wreak havoc on their own? Where is the public outcry and resolution for this type of lifestyle from the NAACP. They spend thousands upon thousands of dollars for banquets and awards, but they really only represent certain people of color. Before you get mad at my rant, this is the acknowledgement of a colleague I work with who saw it for herself, before she made the decision to go into debt by taking out student loans, so that she could further her life for the better. She saw at NAACP meetings and rallies that they were only talking to certain people of color, not all. To this day, she says she wouldn't join the NAACP because their inward motto is no better than that of the KKK.
All this over a ticket given to the husband of the NAACP's wife? Seriously? If this is indicative of the way the NAACP views respecting law enforcement, it is no wonder things are as they are for young people of color. Leyton and Pickell are butt kissing doofuses.
Jarhead August 16, 2011 at 12:53PM
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I can't believe I am agreeing with I'm justsayin. If any law enforcement lights you up you must stop. I don't know what stupid policy says that just because they ran inside thier home , that another officer who wasn't present can't take the word of two other certified police officer, and go and arrest him for eluding, failure to stop, and failure to yield to emergency vehicles. If this is true we would have everyone making runs to thier homes, and the police could do nothing. I call B.S.!!!! I think whoever discilplined the paramedic and the two rangers should be fired and that all thier legal bills paid for by them. I am ashamed of Sheriff Pickell. I hope Captain Swanson runs for Sheriff soon, he would make an excellent sheriff.
numero407 August 16, 2011 at 12:59PM
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The Journal should have printed Gilcreast's criminal record. It is no suprise that he knows the law better than a Paramedic hired in 2007.
wookie August 16, 2011 at 2:17PM
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@NUMERO407 You are completely correct! With the amount of time that man spends in court, you'd expect him to be a lawyer! And with all those speeding tickets it doesn't surprise me that he thinks he's above the law. God what a scumbag!
Imjustsayin August 16, 2011 at 11:51AM
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How long does it take ignorant Leyton to decide to cahrge Gilcreast? This is why we need to get rid of Leyton and Pickell. RECALL them.
Whiteone August 16, 2011 at 12:37PM
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I'm not getting into a dialogue about what the NAACP does or does not do. Regardless if Mr. Gilcreast was right or wrong law enforcement has a responsibility to execute policy and procedure correctly. If this gentleman broke the law, by all means he should be dealt with accordingly. Two wrongs don't make a right. This article is not about Mr. Gilcreast per se, nor is about the NAACP. It's about law enforcement using poor judgment. Kudos to all involved making the correct decisions in order to rectify a potentially messy situation.
numero407 August 16, 2011 at 1:04PM
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Gilcreast was at a Police funeral with Darryl Buchannan Saturday. They both walked down the church aisle past the body of the deceased. They then walked past the family and out of the church . A shameless appearance for political reasons only.
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crackshot87 August 16, 2011 at 1:49PM
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The Sheriff is dillusional, and McMillan is a moron. The only reason that this is an issue is because the husband of someone with a lot of political pull is the subject of the arrest, and the Sheriff doesnt want to have to make the wrong people mad. Here are the facts....
1. Mr. Gilcreast committed a MISDEMEANOR in the presence of a certified police officer. Thats right, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle is a MISDEMEANOR, as in a crime.
2. This certified Officer, who is a park ranger in a fully marked law enforcement emergency vehicle, did follow proper procedure, he asked for a request before stopping the vehicle. A request is a transfer of arrest powers. Which means, that Deputy Holland transferred his arrest authority to Ranger Mike Oleary. That means that Ranger Mike Oleary now has full legal arrest authority to stop and cite this driver. And sorry Sheriff, just because you are mad that Deputy Holland did it, doesnt mean you get to go back and supercede his authority. He gave the request, you cant take it away after the fact.
3. Ranger Oleary attempted to lawfully stop the vehicle, at which time Gilcreast (doing what criminals do best) acted in his own interest and refused to stop. Gilcreast decided that because his wife holds an important office with a lot of political pull, he doesnt have to listen to anyone. Thats why he fled.
4. Deputy Holland responded to the scene of Gilcreast's home, to supervise both Gilcreast and Ranger Oleary. Deputy Holland issued the request and therefore had a responsibility to be on scene, which he did. Ranger Thrash responded as backup, as is protocol for a suspect who is fleeing and eluding. Having backup is crucial in case it takes a turn for the worst.
5. Deputy Holland received an emergency medical call which he had to respond to. Thats right, he had to leave the scene. Bobby really would have been mad if Deputy Holland didnt break from police work to respond as a paramedic to a tier 1 medical. Thats why Gilcreast was removed from Deputy Hollands cruiser and placed into the Rangers. They still were requested, they were more than legally able to issue the citations.
6. As far as threatening with the taser, the taser is a device which is used to prevent further injury to suspects and officers. Gilcreast was refusing to get into the Rangers vehicle. HE WAS UNDER ARREST. He does not have the right to refuse to get in, and if it means getting him to comply without injury to the officers or serious injury to Gilcreast, thats exactly what should have been done.
7. Im willing to bet one years salary that when Gilcreast (who obviously is a beacon of mental clarity and good judgement regarding the law) was placed in restraints and arrested, he was 100 percent compliant right? Wrong. I will guarantee you that Gilcreast yelled and whooped and hollered about who his wife is and how he was going to have their badges the following day. He should have been charged for disorderly conduct, thats what the officers are basically being suspended for. Same thing right?
8. Bottom line is, this stop was 100 percent legal, 100 percent justified, and less than infringing. Gilcreast is lucky that he was not lodged in the county jail for Fleeing and Eluding, his car impounded, and him given many more charges than just Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle. The officers took it easy on him, but he decided to push his luck. I say all three officers should be suing for no less than every dime they can get from this matter. Shame on the sheriff and that idiot park director. Must be rough to want to be important so bad that you have to make up your own rules as you go along simply to jam up good officers. Lets hope those officers all get back to work, stay working, and get the opportunity to arrest you someday.
August 16, 2011 at 3:55PM
Flint MI USA August 16, 2011 at 4:02PM
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Deputy, I'm not sure who your attorney is but I would look at the three names posted above...carefully. You should NOT have to work under these conditions.
I will also note that "we" were not there nor do we have direct access to BOTH sides of the story. Having stated that, if what crackshot stated is spot on, these officers should be commended for following policies and procedures and the Sheriff, yes, our Sheriff, should tender his resignation.
No politician should ever, EVER, interfere with the day to day, week to week, workload incl arrests of a LE officer. We know it happens. These interferences cost us all money short and long term in terms of litigation fees/costs, etc.
To all others - please move over, stay clear of ANY emergency vehicle and when a LEO issues a lawful command, please obey it.
whathecrap August 16, 2011 at 4:22PM
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Mark Holland is an excellent paramedic and doesn't deserve to be treated like this. I can't imagine what it must be like going to work every day for a guy that will try to fire you for doing your job. Could you imagine being a mailman and having the postmaster fire you for putting someone's mail in their box, like you were trained to?! Again, Pickell is NOT a police officer and apparently doesn't know that's what police officers do.
This is such an obvious malfeasance by the sheriff. Here's a question: Didn't sheriff Joe Wilson get run out of town for, in part, getting caught doing political favors? This is exactly what Pickell just did and at the same time threw good police officers under the bus to try and cover for it.
RON FONGER; DO NOT LET THIS STORY GO!!!!!!! You just hit the tip of a big iceberg. This is how huge nationwide stories on corruption break. PLEASE follow up on this!!!
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tigerguy24 August 16, 2011 at 4:43PM
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I don't believe that Pickell is reprimanding a deputy for taking a notable person into custody....I think that he is reprimanding him for not following department protocol. It's up to the prosecutor to decide if Gilrcreast should be prosecuted. It appears that he did fail to stop...so it shouldn't be a tough call for Leyton.
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stopthemadness August 16, 2011 at 6:47PM
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Okay. We are not getting the whole story here but based on what I have read in the Flint Journal, and sometimes that can be dangerous, I think this whole thing stinks. The guy failed to yield the right of way for an emergency vehicle. I hate douche bags that do that. Don’t you realize it could be your family they are trying to save? Okay so this is not the crime of the century, but….and this but is as big as my ex –wife’s….WHEN THE POLICE TRY TO STOP YOU AND YOU DON’T STOP THIS TAKES IT UP A NOTCH OR THREE IN THEIR MIND! It does not matter what the color of your skin is or who you are or who you know. If you don’t stop they have to assume you have something more to hide and that their safety may be at risk. Remember that Timothy McVeigh was caught after being stopped on routine traffic stop. This is not another case of the Rodney King beating. The police ordered the guy out of his house, as they should have, for their safety and to investigate further. They put him in a police car, again acceptable practice for their safety while they investigate the issue. If they told him if he got out he would be tazed, that too is fine, let him know up front the consequences for not following instructions. I am sure he was not acting like a polite gentleman at that point. Again, if you don’t stop for the police formality and politeness need to be set aside until the situation is dealt with, for everyone’s safety. I certainly hope at least they did not drop the ticket. Even if the officers said or did something inappropriate it does not cancel out the behavior of the suspect. I agree this is based on who you know. If this would have been John Q Public, black or white, and he whined about being treated badly under the circumstances, the situation would be different. I am sure all involved, including the sheriff, would have said “quit whining, if you followed the rules you would not have been there in the first place”. Makes me wonder if “Pickle” will get an endorsement from the NAACP? BTW if an emergency vehicle is coming to save me or my family, you better damn well pull over, or I hope the cops do Rodney King you a$$, because you deserve it. Hey Fonger, get your teeth into this one like you did the EMS stuff and check it out. Links between NAACP and the sheriff’s current and passed campaigns. We should here more of the officers side of it, although I suspect they have been threatened or ordered to keep quiet.
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This ones for you Numero 407!
United States Disrict Court
Easternn District of Michigan
Southern Division
United States of America vs $57,922.00
Civil No. 91-cv-73819 DT
Judge Horace W. Gilmore
Verified Claim of interest in $57,922.00 UNited States Currency
"I, Aonie Gilcreast, have and do hereby claim an ownership in $57, 922.00 U.S. Currency which constitutes the subject matter of United States v $57,922.00 U.S. Currency, Civil No. 91-cv-73819-DT now pending in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan."
dated and signed August 9, 1991.
Complaint for forfeiture
5) There is probable cause to believe that the defendant currency was the proceeds of an illegal gambling operation which violated laws of the State of Michigan, to wit: MCL 750.301and/302; that this illegal gambling operation involved five or more persons who conducted, financed, managed, supervised, directed, or owned all or part of such business; and said illegal gambling had been in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days or had gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day. in violation of Title 18, USC 1955. The facts supporting this probable cause determination include, but are not limited to the following:
a) On July 23, 1987, an FBI informant (FBI-1) told Special Agent Robert D. Coffin that Aonie Gilcrest ran a numbers gambling business in the Flint area. FBI-1 had provoded information on several previous federal affidavits and had never provided any information that had been found to be knowingly false or unreliable.
b) On December 16, 1987, FBI-1 stated that Gilcreast was using a telephone at his residence (at 4322 East Mt. Morris Rd, Mt Morris Twp., Michigan) for betting . Drivers license records and telephone records showed that Aonie and Frances Gilcrest lived at 4322 east Mt. Morris Road in Mt. Morris Township, Michigan.
c) On March 7, 1988, D/S Juhasz, from the Michigan State Police, seized four plastic garbage bags from the curb in front of 4322 East Mt. Morris Road. Inside these bags were found numerous items of evidence, including slips of paper apparently stating daily amounts of bets ("business") placed with numerous numbers of runners (identified by code name) ; amount of winning bets ("hits") for each runner; and the resulting gain or loss. The dATES RANGED FROM "2-15-88 " until "3-5". There were adding machine tapes adding six daily numbers to reach a weekly total. There were slips showing winning numbers for both the Michigan and the Illinois State lotteries. One "week tape" totaled $27,992.10.
d) On march 10, 1988, a search warrant was authorized by United States magistrate-Judge Marc Goldman, Eastern District of Michigan, Flint, for the residence at 4322 east Mt. Morris Road. Seized during the execution of the search warrant were business records, a numbers slip, $57,922.00 in U>S> currency, payroll checks, and numerous other financial documents.
e) The seized gambling and business records were forwarded to the FBI for analysis. The analysis indicated that wagers totaled $27,486.52 on 2/15/88 and 415,199.83 on 2/16/88. In addition a fifty-fifty "split book" was reviewed. Six individuals were identified by initials and code as being agents in this operation. Also, evidence indicated Gil, Diane and Juli were identified as being involved and/or associated with the numbers operation. Latent fingerprint examination revealed that Frances Gilcrest had possessed some of the seized documents.
f) Aonie Gilcrest had been arrested by the Flint Police Department in approximately 1980 for Frequenting a gambling joint.
The United Staes Attorney Stephen J. Markham and Joyce Todd, assistant U.S. Attorney signed the documents requesting forfeiture of the money.
The Civil Cover Sheet also indicated under forfeiture/penalty "625 Drug related seizure/property although other documents did not elaborate.
Consent Judgement of Forfeiture by Judge Nancy G. Edmunds ordered 90% of the currency would be forfeited to the United states of America. Aonie Gilcreast, through his attorney Christopher A. Andreoff, received 10% or $5,792.20.
"The parties further stipulate that as provided in Title 28 USC 2465, the United States and or its agents had reasonable cause for the seizure of defendant currency"
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| Why dosent this usless racist bunch known as the NAALCP get off their lazy asses and get these black flash mobs under control. Roving race based hate crimes happening everyday and the lame stream media is silent. Thankfully we have Drudge and Fox news outing these packs of vermin. |
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MSNBC replaced my Young Turk with Al Sharpton in the afternoon. I was surprised to hear Sharpton say he regretted some of his less temperate comments from the past.
I am expecting some sort of riot in the future. changes need to be made. |
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I have had people tell me that Aonie Gilcreast is one reason they are pushing for a new leadership and they believe he really runs the NAACP. Complaints have been made over time to the national.
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Genesee County taxpayer bill on park ranger lawsuit: $400,000
Genesee County has agreed to pay a former and current park ranger $400,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed they were disciplined for ticketing a politically...
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AC Dumas This is not who the NAACP or what it represents! The NAACP is the nation's largest, oldest and boldest civil rights organization in the United States! The NAACP DOESN'T condone the actions of any of it's members that violate the laws. The actions of the 2 individuals mentioned in this article was undoubtedly wrong, thus costing the taxpayers of Genesee County hundreds of thousands of dollars! As the former president of the Flint Branch of the NAACP, I am compelled to support the candidacy of Mrs. Donna Ashburn-Poplar for president! Mrs. Poplar has the capacity to lead this organization and galvanize this community, if given the opportunity to serve. Since March 10, 2014 to date, her team has registered nearly 900 "new" members ($ 30.00 per member) showing that people are longing for positive change. I believe that she will be that agent or conduit for the much needed change! The election is scheduled to be held sometime in November. In order to vote, you must be a "member in good standing" at least 30 days prior to the election. For more complete information regarding the candidacy of Mrs. Poplar, feel free to contact her at 810-789-2630. The NAACP was founded in 1909 in the City of New York by 2 African Americans and 2 White Americans and yet remains the nation's premier civil rights organization. Membership is Power! I urge you to join, TODAY! "THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!
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Genesee County taxpayer bill on park ranger lawsuit: $400,000
Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com By Ron Fonger | rfonger1@mlive.com
on September 27, 2012 at 7:30 AM, updated September 27, 2012 at 2:08 PM
GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county has agreed to pay a former and current park ranger $400,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed they were disciplined for ticketing a politically connected man.
The county Board of Commissioners agreed to the settlement last week, and Interim Corporation Counsel Celeste Bell said Wednesday that $350,000 of the settlement would come from county funds with $50,000 coming from a secondary insurance plan.
The tickets were issued in June 2011 against Aonie Gilcrest, husband of Frances Gilcreast, president of the Flint branch of the NAACP. The rangers claimed Aoine Gilcrest failed to yield to a firetruck that had its lights and siren activated and initially failed to stop for police.
In April, the state Attorney General's Office ruled there was "no legitimate basis" for pursuing the charges against Gilcreast after prosecutors in Genesee and Ingham counties recused themselves from the case.
"We were in a no-win situation," said county board Chairman Jamie Curtis. "You try to make the best decision with the least liability."
Tom Pabst, who represented rangers Michael O’Leary and Adam Thrash in the Whistleblower Protection Act complaint, said the settlement shows "these guys did nothing wrong."
Pabst pointed the finger at Parks Director Amy McMillan in a written statement for trying "to get ... O’Leary to void the ticket, claiming he was out of his assigned area and didn’t handle the whole matter well.
"McMillan is not a trained police officer, and never went through the police academy that police officers normally go through," Pabst said of her involvement.
"I think the worst thing that happened was theese guys were accused of being incompetent cops and being racist -- like they were hassling Mr. Gilcreast because he was black," Pabst said.
McMillan's office referred questions to attorneys involved in the settling the case. The Flint Journal could not reach Aoine Gilcrest for comment.
McMillan has said previously that the discipline against the rangers was a direct result of their conduct after making the Gilcrest traffic stop -- not because they issued tickets.
Curtis said there were mistakes made that led to the situation and there have been policy and personnel changes in the parks system based on lessons learned from the case.
"It's a shame it cost what it did. We paid the price to learn," Curtis sai
Pabst said Thrash was suspended without pay for 10 days while O'Leary was fired after the incident. A county Sheriff's Department paramedic deputy who authorized park rangers to stop Gilcreast was also suspended without pay for 10 days.
Richard L. Cunningham, criminal division chief for the Attorney General Bill Schuette, said in a June letter, "After reviewing the findings of our attorney, and considering the statements made by the witnesses, I have concluded that there is no legitimate basis for further action."
"Within the scope of prosecutorial discretion, I am thus closing our file without recommending any criminal charges." |
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